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The Trump administration came under fire after the storms for its perceived slowness in sending help to Puerto Rico. Protesters marched in Washington, D.C., in November to raise awareness and stars like Lin-Manuel Miranda, who also has family in Puerto Rico, joined Lopez in publicizing the island's continuing needs.

Lopez and Rodriguez, who hosted the \"One Voice: Somos Live!\" telethon in October to raise relief funds, toured Puerto Rico on Sunday with Lopez's sister, ABC News correspondent Lynda Lopez.

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PHOTO: Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez tour Puerto Rico with Lopez's sister, ABC News correspondent Lynda Lopez.
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The trio visited the home of an elderly Puerto Rico resident who still has no power, no front door and a blue tarp on his roof. The man was overcome with emotion when he learned that some of the relief money from the telethon will be used to help fix his roof.

\"You do what you can do and you hope it's going to help,\" Jennifer Lopez said.

Rodriguez recalled Jennifer Lopez crying upon learning of the devastation in Puerto Rico after the storm.

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PHOTO: Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez discuss recovery efforts in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.
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\"I would wake up or she would be crying looking at social media,\" he said. \"I mean one thing is to raise money. The other thing is to actually fly down here, feel the warmth of the people, see the beauty of this island.\"

Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez joined in the announcement of $2 million in aid for federally-qualified community health centers as they visited a health center in Loíza, a small municipality near San Juan.

After meeting with local residents, Jennifer Lopez said she will leave the island with more hope for Puerto's Rico recovery.

In Puerto Rico, @jlo meeting with families at a maternal health center. She & @arod announced the latest on their relief efforts for the island today. @abcnews @nightline @goodmorningamerica

A post shared by Lynda Lopez (@lyndalopez08) on Jan 7, 2018 at 11:27am PST

\"I feel hopeful,\" she said. \"I feel that they gave me hope.\"

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PHOTO: Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez play music with people in Puerto Rico.
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Jennifer Lopez and Rodriguez visited Puerto Rico on the same day that, more than 3,000 miles away in Los Angeles, stars wore black on the red carpet of the Golden Globes to protest sexual misconduct.

\"I could have been there, but I wanted to be here and chose to be here,\" Jennifer Lopez said. \"I want you to know I'm dressed in black too even though I'm far away in Puerto Rico.\"

Live from Puerto Rico ???? #timesup #unitedwestand #allblackeverything #equality @arod @goldenglobes

A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo) on Jan 7, 2018 at 9:57am PST

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