The candidates and parties in the recent presidential election spoke up for self-determination for Puerto Rico. Now Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, who also chairs… Read More »Congress’s Obligation to Resolve Puerto Rico’s Status
It’s hard for students to be able to judge the value of a source. Help your class with critical reading skills and digital citizenship as… Read More »For Students and Educators: Puerto Rico in the News
“I am pleased to inform you,” wrote Governor Garcia Padilla in a letter to President Obama earlier this month, “that I have formally requested that… Read More »Governor Garcia Padilla’s Letter to President Obama
While visiting a D.C. school yesterday, President Barack Obama clearly expressed his preference for statehood for the District of Columbia. “I’m in D.C., so I’m… Read More »Obama Endorses Statehood for Washington D.C.
The Obama Administration acted questionably late last week to take more benefits of the 2010 healthcare law known as ‘Obamacare’ away from Puerto Rico and… Read More »Obama Administration Takes More Obamacare Benefits from Puerto Ricans After Gov’s Request
The representative of a State in the U.S. Congress who grew up in and began her career in Puerto Rico was quoted Sunday as saying… Read More »Voter Participation in Plebiscite Far Higher Than in Election of US Rep Who Says it Wasn’t Representative
Puerto Rico’s representative to the Federal government and statehood party president, Pedro Pierluisi, has said that the first law he will sign if elected governor… Read More »Pierluisi: First Law if I am Elected Governor is for a Plebiscite on a Statehood Admission
The chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus has become the 131st member of the U.S. House of Representatives to sponsor a bill committing to statehood… Read More »Chairman & Three-Quarters of Congress’ Hispanic Caucus Sponsor Statehood Bill
Next month, President Barack Obama will award 24 U.S.. Army veterans the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry during major combat operations in World War… Read More »Medal of Honor Awards to Puerto Rican Soldiers
