The lawmakers sent a letter Monday urging Rosselló to request that FEMA extend the federal hotel voucher program, known as the Transitional Sheltering Assistance program, so evacuees can continue to receive the assistance for hotel stays across the state. The program is set to end Jan. 15.
“There are tens of thousands of families living in Florida and if just one family becomes homeless due to lack of action by the federal government or those officials making decisions in Puerto Rico, it is one family too many,” Sen. Victor Torres, D-Orlando, said in a statement.
The exodus from Puerto Rico has brought more than 200,000 people to Florida, includingtens of thousands of students in the state’s public schools.
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Seeking aid from the State of Florida makes more sense. Let's have everyone get behind this movement!
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