Trump says Puerto Rico, U.S. government
need to confront island's debt load
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[September 30, 2017]
WASHINGTON
(Reuters) - Puerto Rico needs to work with the U.S. government to
determine how to fund rebuilding after Hurricane Maria and what to do
about the territory's heavy debt load, President Donald Trump said on
Friday. |
President Donald Trump delivers a speech to the National Association of
Manufacturers in Washington, U.S., September 29, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua
Roberts |
"Ultimately, the government of Puerto Rico will have to work
with us to determine how this massive rebuilding effort, which
will end up being one of the biggest ever, will be funded and
organized and what we will do with the tremendous amount of
existing debt already on the island," Trump said at a conference
sponsored by the National Association of Manufacturers.
(Reporting by Steve Holland; Writing by Makini Brice; Editing by
Tim Ahmann)
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