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 the Task Force on Economic Growth in Puerto Rico, seems to be brushing the question of status aside. But Congress has a responsibility to the people of Puerto Rico that… Read more »
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For Students and Educators: Puerto Rico in the News
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 well by examining an online article. James Glassman wrote an article called, “The Right Medicine for Ailing Puerto Rico.” This article discusses two laws: Chapter 9, a part of U.S…. Read more »
Governor Garcia Padilla’s Letter to President Obama
“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 the Legislative Assembly of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico enact legislation calling for a plebiscite to implement the recommendations to that effect contained in the 2011 Report of your Task… Read more »
Obama Endorses Statehood for Washington D.C.
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 for it,” Obama explained. “I think I’ve long believed that D.C. pays — folks in D.C. pay taxes like everybody else. They contribute to the overall well-being of the country… Read more »
Obama Administration Takes More Obamacare Benefits from Puerto Ricans After Gov’s Request
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 the other territories of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Marilyn Tavenner wrote that healthcare insurers in the territories… Read more »
Voter Participation in Plebiscite Far Higher Than in Election of US Rep Who Says it Wasn’t Representative
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 that the Commonwealth’s plebiscite on political status options in 2012 was “not representative” of the territory. Millions of Puerto Ricans voted in the plebiscite. Majorities of the Commonwealth’s voters chose… Read more »
Pierluisi: First Law if I am Elected Governor is for a Plebiscite on a Statehood Admission
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 in 2016 would be for a public vote on the admission of the territory as a State of the United States if the Commonwealth government under Alejandro Garcia Padilla (“Commonwealth”… Read more »
Chairman & Three-Quarters of Congress’ Hispanic Caucus Sponsor Statehood Bill
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 for Puerto Rico if islanders vote for the status a second time. The sponsorship by Ruben Hinojosa (D-Texas) brings Hispanic Caucus support for the bill to nearly three-quarters of the… Read more »
Medal of Honor Awards to Puerto Rican Soldiers
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 II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. In each case, the soldiers have previously received the Distinguished Service Cross, which is the nation’s second highest military award. The Medal… Read more »
Obama Pledges to Expand EITC – Puerto Rico Still Left Out
“There are other steps we can take to help families make ends meet, and few are more effective at reducing inequality and helping families pull themselves up through hard work than the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Right now, it helps about half of all parents at some point. Think about that — it helps… Read more »
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