On Wednesday, May 25th, the House Natural Resources Committee, under the leadership of Chairman Rob Bishop (D-UT), passed the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic… Read More »Competing Reactions to the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA)
One of the areas of inequality stemming from Puerto Rico’s being a territory of the United States rather than a state is the fact that… Read More »Should Puerto Ricans Vote for President and Have a Vote in Congress?
Following some questions about Hillary Clinton’s position on statehood for Puerto Rico, the presumptive Democratic party nominee for this year’s presidential race has released a clarifying… Read More »Hillary Clinton Endorses Right of Puerto Ricans to Vote for President, Supports Up or Down Vote on Statehood
Puerto Rican news outlet El Nuevo Dia reported last month that presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was “avoiding” endorsing statehood for Puerto Rico. An article in… Read More »Secretary Clinton Clarifies Support for Statehood, Recognizes 2012 Vote
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has released a new statement on Puerto Rico. As the statement notes, Clinton has a long history of involvement in Puerto… Read More »Clinton Statement Emphasizes Past Support for Puerto Ricans and Future Opportunities
Although former Secretary of State and curent presidential candidate Hillary Clinton did not attend the meeting of leaders of the Puerto Rican diaspora in Orlando… Read More »Clinton Writes to Puerto Rican Leaders in Orlando
Hillary Clinton’s visit to Puerto Rico tomorrow represents a return to one of her strongest bases of support. In 2008, Clinton won a resounding 68% of… Read More »Hillary Clinton’s Commitment to Resolving Puerto Rico’s Political Status, Improving Health Care
Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Marco Rubio may or may not get to compete against each other in 2016, but they’re campaigning in Puerto Rico at the… Read More »Clinton and Rubio Both to Campaign in Puerto Rico on Friday
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton announced this morning that she supports providing Puerto Rico’s public entities access to U.S. bankruptcy law to restructure the territory’s $72 billion in… Read More »Clinton Announces Support for Puerto Rico Access to U.S. Bankruptcy Law, Cites Inconsistent Treatment in Economic Decline
