Congress clears Puerto Rico rescue bill, sends to president

Congress clears Puerto Rico rescue bill, sends to president

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress delivered relief to debt-stricken Puerto Rico on Wednesday, sending President Barack Obama a last-minute financial rescue package to help the U.S. territory of 3.5 million Americans.

The Senate passed the bill on a bipartisan 68-30 vote, three weeks after the House overwhelmingly backed the measure. The vote came two days before the island is supposed to make a $2 billion payment to creditors.

Americans have to fill out 188 million hours of paperwork to comply with EPA regs
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Americans have to fill out 188 million hours of paperwork to comply with EPA regs

Michael Bastasch

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is not only costing heavy industries billions of dollars a year, the agency is also forcing companies to spend 188 million hours every year filing paperwork to comply with federal rules.

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