that struck the united states over these past few months and this past year. this $81 billion aid package that s been proposed, are you happy with it? well, it is not enough. as we all know the governor of puerto rico requested $94 billion. right here we have 81 among the virgin islands, puerto rico, california, texas, florida, and it doesn t provide a cost-sharing waiver for puerto rico. we all know that the government of puerto rico is insolvent and then on top of that, it doesn t do anything to address the medicaid. if we don t address the medicaid issue that puerto ricans are facing, more than 1 million puerto ricans will be without health insurance at a time when the hospital system in puerto rico is not working properly, when electricity is a problem,
closer toes to dossier. this just days after the house intelligence committee sought contempt citations for the obama era doj and fbi, so that story widening. and remember when officials in puerto rico slammed president trump for not providing enough hurricane relief to the territory, well, now according to bloomberg, puerto rico s governor is handing out more than $100 million in christmas bonuses to government employees despite asking taxpayers to shell out $94 billion for federal for recovery efforts from the hurricane, one-third of that territory which was already $720 billion in debt when the storm hit is still without power more than two months after the storm. jillian. jillian: the senate voting to pass the republican party
inefficiency. heather: well, now according to bloomberg, puerto rico s governor is handing out more than $100 million in christmas bonuses to government employees despite asking federal taxpayers to shell out $94 billion for recovery efforts. that doesn t make any sense. one-third of the territory which is already $70 billion in debt, one-third of it is still without power and more than two months after the storms. president trump is expected to make a major announcement this week possibly recognizing juries leem as jerusalem as the capital of israel. bryan llenas has more on what the decision could mean. we will move the american embassy to the eternal capital
billion for hurricane recovery efforts. and finally, 160, that s exactly how many skiers hit the slopes dressed as st. nick this weekend, the santa clauses in wen mae to western maine to raise money for nonprofit groups in the area. steve: that is cool, thank you, ma am. rachel: the nfl s multimillion dollar bribe to stop players from protesting is backfiring, at least 25 sitting, kneeling or raising a fist during sunday football games. brian: this comes after the nfl agreed to pay $90 million many hopes of stopping the protests. steve: our next guest says it s just a big political stunt. joining us now is the national spokesman for the committee to defend the president amanda head. amanda, what do you mean that close to a $100 million payout. is just a political stunt? good morning.
calls on congress to retire the island s debt. with me now san juan mayor carmen cruz. i really appreciate it. thank you for having me. this plan from bernie sanders $146 billion the mayor wants $94 billion, the trump administration requesting $29 billion for puerto rico, florida, and texas. the sanders plan i m sure you want as much money as you can get, do you think it will see the light of day in congress? it should see the light of day. it s a comprehensive plan that was put together after weeks and weeks of consultation with various groups in puerto rico. i had the opportunity to speak to senator sander and his staff for a while and it addresses a lot of the things that are important for puerto rico energy. and not only bringing back energy, which is at 50% generation, and people have to understand that s not the same as having power, all the power in the island is generated on the southern part then distributed throughout the rest of puerto rico, so it is how do you transfo