- After a disaster strikes, once the dead have been counted and the immediate damage stops, recovery is almost always the first question.
- In the immediate aftermath of María, politicians, NGOs, and economists rushed to craft potential solutions to make Puerto Rico more resilient against future climate events, ranging from privatizing the electrical grid to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding approximately $28 billion for construction and economic revitalization projects.
- Congress is also the only body that can change Puerto Rico’s political status from a territory into a state or into an independent nation.
The real source of Puerto Rico’s woes
