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Most Puerto Ricans would get $1,200 from the coronavirus stimulus package

In Puerto Rico, the Treasury would process the $1,200 checks. The package also provides $200 million in food assistance for the island and other U.S. territories

26 de marzo de 2020 - 11:08 AM

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The bill authorizes the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to distribute up to $200 million in food assistance to Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

By José A. Delgado

Corresponsal de El Nuevo Día en Washington D. C.jose.delgado@gfrmedia.com

Washington, D.C. - The economic stimulus bill agreed by the U.S. Senate leadership will allow most Puerto Ricans to get $1,200 and places the island in a position to access hundreds of millions of dollars to assist the government in dealing with the coronavirus emergency.