Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Chairman of the Natural Resources Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, has written a letter to Natalie Jaresko, Executive Director… Read More »Rep. Grijalva Requests an Investigation
Eight Democrats on the House Committee on Natural Resources, the committee that oversees U.S. territories including Puerto Rico, wrote a concerned letter to Douglas L.… Read More »House Natural Resources Committee Asks Questions About President’s Puerto Rico Task Force
The next Puerto Rico status vote will take place during the general election in November 2020. The U.S. citizens who are registered to vote in… Read More »Who Can Vote in the 2020 Plebiscite?
Reps. José Serrano (D-NY), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), and Raúl Grijalva (D-NY) have written a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin asking him… Read More »Lawmakers Ask for Scrutiny of Puerto Rico Tax Loopholes
Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon has introduced a new Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act. The bill (H.R. 4901) calls for a federally-sponsored plebiscite asking… Read More »Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act of 2019
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
Many Americans are surprised to learn that nearly half of all U.S. households don’t pay federal income taxes, and many of these households receive tax refunds… Read More »Tax Credits for Puerto Rico
The PROMESA Financial Board (FOMB) recently sent a strong reply to six of the 34 congressional Democrats who wrote a critical letter to the board… Read More »Sharp Board Response to Democratic Lawmakers
On Dec. 31, 1972, Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash as he was traveling to Nicaragua. The 38 year old baseball giant was delivering… Read More »Roberto Clemente’s Home Considered for National Register of Historic Places
