A number of lawmakers have expressed interest in visiting Puerto Rico, but, according to a report by the Washington Post, the White House has been blocking their requests to make the trip on military aircraft.

A number of lawmakers have expressed interest in visiting Puerto Rico, which was largely decimated by Hurricane Maria roughly one week ago. 
The Washington Post reports Wednesday that the White House has been blocking their requests to make the trip on military aircraft. The media outlet notes that according to “multiple congressional aides,” officials are declining travel, “in order to keep focused on recovery missions there.”
Many senators and representatives were hoping to go over the weekend to meet with personnel in charge of aid missions. 
The Post further reports that President Trump will not be traveling to Puerto Rico until Tuesday, which he says was the earliest option presented to him. 
Meanwhile in Puerto Rico, millions are without power and running water, reports CNN.
Further complicating matters are the island’s downed communications systems, leaving many who are stranded in less populated areas with little means of alerting officials that they are in need of medical care or essential supplies, notes Vox News.
“I know that leaders aren't supposed to cry...But we are having a humanitarian crisis here," Carmen Yulín Cruz, mayor of San Juan, recently told CBS News.