Sentences with phrase «criticized federal response»

Now the buzz: What captivates me is George W. Bush's swift decisionmaking to re-nominate Roberts as chief justice — within 36 hours of the announcement of Rehnquist's death and amidst well - blogged national uproar over the widely criticized federal response to the tragedy in New Orleans.

It is the second time that the New York Democrat has visited Puerto Rico since the storm, and he criticized the federal response.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made a second trip to Puerto Rico Thursday to ferry supplies and personnel to the storm - ravaged U.S. territory and, upon his return, criticized the federal response as slow and insufficient.

Not exact matches

With the American federal government being criticized for a slow response, it has been up to the mayors of Puerto Rico to help the island and keep order and pressure on higher officials amid the devastation.

After President Donald Trump used Twitter on Saturday to attack the mayor of San Juan for criticizing his administration's handling of the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, a senior Puerto Rican official defended the federal government's response to the disaster.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo criticized on Tuesday the response by federal emergency officials to the post-storm recovery in Puerto Rico, knocking the Federal Emergency Management Agency for failing to prepare for the hurricane before it hit the federal emergency officials to the post-storm recovery in Puerto Rico, knocking the Federal Emergency Management Agency for failing to prepare for the hurricane before it hit the Federal Emergency Management Agency for failing to prepare for the hurricane before it hit the island.

Cuomo once again this weekend criticized the federal government's handling of the response to Hurricane Maria and called for the passage of an aid plan to help the island.

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)-- Governor Andrew Cuomo has criticized the slow federal response to devastation in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.

Trump made only passing reference to the devastation in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria, the federal government's response to which has been widely criticized as inadequate and slow.

EPA, in conjunction with other federal agencies like FEMA, has been criticized for its response.

Cuomo also criticized the slow federal response to devastation in Puerto Rico, saying the U.S. could have done much more, much sooner.

Though residents in the South Bronx have expressed frustration over the city's response to the outbreak and their borough president, Ruben Diaz Jr., criticized Mr. de Blasio for not seeking federal help to handle Legionnaires», officials said the number of diagnosed cases has been on the decline since late July.