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Congress appropriates over $100M for Yutu recovery
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Posted on Dec 31 2018
The U.S. House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress has approved a measure to appropriate a whopping $100 million to the CNMI for Super Typhoon Yutu recovery.
In a news briefing last Thursday at the Office of U.S Delegate Gregorio Kilili C. Sablan (Ind-MP), he said that he has been working closely with Congress to obtain much-needed help for the CNMI to completely recover from Super Typhoon Yutu.
“There’s still so many people without water or power, still recovering from Super Typhoon Yutu. …It’s hard to say Merry Christmas. …I just want everyone to know that I have been working hard in Congress to get Special Disaster Assistance for the Marianas. These are assistance over and beyond what [the Federal Emergency Management Agency] can give,” he said.
Although the bill still needs to go through the U.S. Senate for approval before it is signed by U.S President Donald Trump, Sablan is hopeful that the CNMI will be appropriated the funding.
“I think we will be able to get that money soon. Money that can be used to harden our power and water systems for housing and schools, to get our economy going again. …There’s $56 million for our solid waste facilities in the Marianas, an additional cell for the Saipan landfill…an additional $8.5 million for food stamp because they’ve used up the money for disaster,” he said.
Sablan said that this is the first time that the CNMI will be receiving Special Disaster Assistance “I am very grateful, of course, to upcoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Within days of Yutu, she told me she would help…. they really came through for us,” he said.
