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Puerto Rico’s Crisis Keeps Exposing the Administration’s Blind Spot

The fallout from Hurricane Maria was still deepening on September 25, and so was the criticism of how Washington was handling it. As lawmakers pressed for aid and sharper action, the administration’s response was starting to look less like emergency management and more like a lesson in how to make a disaster politically worse.

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First recorded Sep 25, 2017·Meaningfully updated Sep 25, 2017

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Puerto Rico’s Crisis Keeps Exposing the Administration’s Blind Spot

The fallout from Hurricane Maria was still deepening on September 25, and so was the criticism of how Washington was handling it. As lawmakers pressed for aid and sharper action, the administration’s response was starting to look less like emergency management and more like a lesson in how to make a disaster politically worse.

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Puerto Rico’s Crisis Keeps Exposing the Administration’s Blind Spot

The fallout from Hurricane Maria was still deepening on September 25, and so was the criticism of how Washington was handling it. As lawmakers pressed for aid and sharper action, the administration’s response was starting to look less like emergency management and more like a lesson in how to make a disaster politically worse.

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