Democrats are urging the White House and Congress to use the rebuilding of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria to address the U.S. territorys broader debt crisis.
Senator Chuck Schumer, the partys leader in the Senate, said Puerto Rico needs a fair solution to deal with the $74 billion in debt that it was saddled with before the storm ripped up the islands infrastructure, leaving most of its 3.4 million residents without power or running water.
Now, maybe the horrible, horrible devastation that has been caused to Puerto Rico will make our colleagues understand that we have to need a far fairer solution to Puerto Ricos problems, Schumer of New York told reporters Wednesday in Washington.
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