President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE pledged to send no further aid to Puerto Rico beyond food stamps, but the island's residents say the government's promises are insufficient.

Puerto Ricans told The Associated Press that they have been unable to pay medical bills and face overdue utility payments as a result of the island being cash-strapped in the wake of two devastating hurricanes.

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“Elderly people here are not living with dignity,” Iraida Vargas, a resident of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, told the AP. Her 83-year-old mother is on Puerto Rico's food stamp program, which ran out of money and is currently awaiting congressional action for more funding.

Vargas's mother has been reportedly unable to afford two types of insulin for her diabetes treatment since the food stamps ran out, and is behind on utility bills.

Other Puerto Ricans said that some medical specialists on the island now had waitlists of up to a year due to an influx of new patients.

“How are we elderly people supposed to live?” Carmen Santos, a retired teacher, told the AP. “What they’re doing is an injustice.”

Puerto Rico's Gov. Ricardo Rosselló urged Congress to pass an additional $600 million in food stamp funding for the island. During a recent meeting about Department of Housing and Urban Development grants, Trump reportedly rejected the idea of any funds beyond food stamps going to the island.

"He doesn’t want another single dollar going to the island," a senior administration official told The Washington Post.

Democrats have accused the president of favoring disaster survivors in states on the continental U.S. and ignoring Puerto Rico, which has struggled for months to rebuild.

“Puerto Rico is still struggling to recover,” Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerSenate Democrats introduce legislation to probe politicization of pandemic response Schumer interrupted during live briefing by heckler: 'Stop lying to the people' Jacobin editor: Primarying Schumer would force him to fight Trump's SCOTUS nominee MORE (D-N.Y.) said Thursday, according to the AP. “What the president is doing is unacceptable, and un-American. I urge my Republican colleagues to ... help us pass a disaster package that addresses the needs, not of some, but of all disaster survivors.”

“The president continues to show his vindictive behavior towards Puerto Rico, and he continues to make the humanitarian crisis worse,” added San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz, a co-chair of Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersButtigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice Bernie Sanders warns of 'nightmare scenario' if Trump refuses election results Harris joins women's voter mobilization event also featuring Pelosi, Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda MORE's (I-Vt.) presidential run, added on CNN.

“What we’re talking about is a gap of $600 million that is needed to feed Puerto Rico, so he wants to huff and puff just like he was King Kong, but what he’s doing really is he is ensuring that people don’t have food on the table," she added.