U.S. Senate OKs Puerto Rico Investment Bill
Last night, the U.S. Senate passed a bill to end the exemption of investment firms in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories that do exclusive… Read More »U.S. Senate OKs Puerto Rico Investment Bill
Last night, the U.S. Senate passed a bill to end the exemption of investment firms in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories that do exclusive… Read More »U.S. Senate OKs Puerto Rico Investment Bill
Much has been written about the boycott of the 2017 plebiscite by the Puerto Rico Popular Democratic Party (PPD), which is unrelated to the U.S.… Read More »The Truth Behind the Boycott over “Commonwealth”
Reps. José Serrano (D-NY) and Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) have written a letter to Puerto Rico’s PROMESA Financial Oversight Board, demanding greater transparency and better stewardship… Read More »Serrano and Velazquez Make Demands of Oversight Board
In the run-up to the recent status plebiscite in Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rican diaspora — people who have moved to the States from Puerto… Read More »The Puerto Rican Diaspora Influencing Status
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), who is the lead Democrat on the House Small Business Committee, has introduced a new bill, “The Puerto Rico Small… Read More »Velázquez Introduces Puerto Rico Small Business Assistance Act
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Rep. José E. Serrano (D-NY) have written to the PROMESA fiscal oversight board to encourage caution about implementing austerity measures.… Read More »Velasquez and Serrano Express Concern About Austerity Measures to PROMESA Board
Congressman José E. Serrano made public his recommendations to the PROMESA-mandated Congressional Task Force on Economic Growth in Puerto Rico. Describing himself as “the most senior… Read More »Rep. José E. Serrano Affirms: Puerto Rico’s Economic Situation Cannot be Resolved until Political Status Question is Answered
Before adjourning for the year, numerous Members of Congress spoke about Puerto Rico’s treatment in the final omnibus funding legislation. Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY), a… Read More »Serrano: Puerto Rico “can’t continue to be powerless and begging for everything it gets”
Congressman José E. Serrano (D-NY) released a statement in response to the omnibus bill passed by Congress, which provided marginal help for Puerto Rico in… Read More »Rep. Serrano: Unsuccessful Bid for Equal Treatment Under U.S. Law “Has United The Puerto Rican Diaspora”