Calls are also intensifying to modernize the island's antiquated and unreliable electric grid.
New York City Council is looking at ways to help. Councilmembers of Puerto Rican descent want the federal government to waive the so-called Jones Act.
The federal law was established in 1920 requires all goods shipped between United States ports to be transported by U.S. vessels.As CBS2's Christina Fan reports, New York Sen."We need help for the people of Puerto Rico, not only to survive and recover, but we need to give them help to rebuild, to rebuild stronger, better, more resilient," she said.Gillibrand is asking for $1 billion in nutritional assistance and $2.9 billion in emergency supplemental funding.
"Power cut off, blazing temperatures and a lack of food. The conditions on the ground are horrific," Rep. Nydia Velazquez said.Rep. Ritchie Torres, who just returned a congressional trip, is adding to the chorus of voices. "The federal government has to leverage every tool at its disposal to cut through the red tape and rebuild the grid, even if it has to play a more hands-on role," he said.
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