Rep. Rob Bishop says Puerto Rico’s ‘credibility gap’ challenges $94 billion request for aid

Published November 14, 2017 11:02pm ET



Rep. Rob Bishop, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, said Tuesday he wants Congress to fulfill Puerto Rico’s $94 billion request for aid to rebuild after Hurricane Maria, but the island’s government faces a “credibility gap” because of the decisions it has made during the recovery.

The Utah Republican, whose committee heard from Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello on Tuesday, called for the island’s independent financial oversight board to play a strong role in recovery, especially with helping to restore its destroyed power grid.

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