President Biden faced growing pressure Monday to grant a federal waiver and allow a BP ship loaded with diesel fuel to access a port in Puerto Rico, where hundreds of thousands of hurricane-ravaged Americans remain without power.
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Biden faces pressure to waive restriction as ship idles off Puerto Rico coast
The president faces a challenge as he simultaneously tries to make good on two pledges: To be the most pro-labor president in history and to provide Puerto Rico with whatever it needs to recover from a devastating hurricane.
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Updated September 26, 2022 at 11:06 p.m. EDT|Published September 26, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. EDT