Is Puerto Rico a Country?
Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States. Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens. You don’t need a passport to fly to Puerto Rico from anywhere… Read More »Is Puerto Rico a Country?
Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States. Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens. You don’t need a passport to fly to Puerto Rico from anywhere… Read More »Is Puerto Rico a Country?
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) received a letter recently from John B. Larson (D-CT), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Elizabeth H. Esty (D-CT), Jim Himes… Read More »New England Democrats Weigh in with Speaker Ryan on Puerto Rico
Florida Congressman Patrick Murphy (D), along with fellow Floridian Democratic Representatives Corrine Brown, Alcee Hasting, Debbie Wasserman Schulz, Kathy Castor, Ted Deutch, Frederica Wilson, Lois… Read More »Florida Democrats Express Concern About Healthcare Funding in Puerto Rico
Pedro Pierluisi, Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner, met in San Juan last week with Rob Bishop, Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee. Pierluisi thanked Bishop… Read More »Puerto Rico Status “an Absolute Disgrace”
Puerto Rico’s Republican presidential primary will take place this Sunday. Major leaders in Puerto Rico have endorsed Florida Senator Marco Rubio, who has spoken up… Read More »Republican Presidential Candidates Talk About Puerto Rico
Pedro Pierluisi, the Resident Commissioner for Puerto Rico in the U.S. Congress, released a statement in response to H.R. 4637, a bill introduced by Congressman… Read More »A New Minimum Wage Law, or the “Encourage More Migration from Puerto Rico to the States Act”?
Presidential Candidate Marco Rubio was endorsed by Puerto Rico political leaders in advance of the March 6th Republican primary in the U.S. territory. Residents of… Read More »Rubio Endorsed by Puerto Rico Leaders
On February 24, Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), Congressman Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL), and former Puerto Rico Governor Anibal Acevedo Vilá conducted an educational briefing on Capitol Hill entitled, “Puerto… Read More »Congressional Leaders Discuss the Responsibility of the United States Towards Puerto Rico
As much of the nation — including Puerto Rico — heads for the political party primaries, there is still uncertainty about candidates’ positions on statehood… Read More »Donald Trump Never Threatened Puerto Ricans’ Citizenship