HUD Officials Say They Purposely Withheld Puerto Rico Hurricane Maria Recovery Money
A man walks by a house in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 28, 2019, with a blue tarp still covering a roof damaged by Hurricane Maria two years ago. (Ricardo Arduengo/AFP/Getty Images) At a Glance Two HUD officials made the admission during a recent congressional hearing.The move was the latest in the conflict over U.S. support for Puerto Rico. Officials with the Department of Housing and Urban Development purposely missed a September deadline to release billions of dollars in...