FEMA has committed $9.4 billion to rebuilding Puerto Rico’s electrical system. How will the funds be used? Environmental activists want to see renewable energy become… Read More »Puerto Rico as a Test of Renewable Energy
51 Puerto Rico organizations banded together to send a letter to Chairman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) and Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-AR) of the House Natural… Read More »Groups Call for Action on Statehood Proposals
Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, held a second day of hearings on the two Puerto Rico status bills currently… Read More »Chairman Grijalva Approaching Decisions on Puerto Rico Status
Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business, have reported that the federal Paycheck… Read More »Gonzalez and Rubio Celebrate PPP Loans for Puerto Rico
Members of the House and Senate expressed a wide range of individual reactions to the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rossello. Some, like Bernie Sanders (D-VT)… Read More »Washington Responds to Rossello’s Resignation
A Congressional subcommittee will hold a hearing tomorrow at 10:30 am to examine health care funding in the U.S. territories. The hearing, which is entitled… Read More »Congress to Examine Health Care in the U.S. Territories
As discussion of President Trump’s plan for a wall between the United States and Mexico continues, the administration has considered new ideas to fund the… Read More »Puerto Rico Leaders Respond to Possible Diversion of Disaster Relief Funds
Last night, Rep. Ron DeSantis and Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam held a nationally televised debate for the Florida governor’s race.The candidates, both hoping to… Read More »Florida’s Gubernatorial Debate Touches on Puerto Rico
President Trump’s first State of the Union address included a mention of Puerto Rico. “We have endured floods and fires and storms,” Trump said. “But… Read More »Fact Checking Pres. Trump’s State of the Union Address on Puerto Rico
