On Tuesday, Thomas Rivera Schatz, the President of the Puerto Rico Senate, sent a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Minority… Read More »President of Puerto Rico Senate Urges Federal Lawmakers to Extend Child Tax Credit
The landmark federal tax reform proposal released on Friday includes a provision to encourage economic growth in Puerto Rico and other economically distressed areas that… Read More »González-Colón Sees Some Results in Tax Bill, Waits for More to Come
Congressional leaders announced today a deal on a landmark federal tax reform proposal that restructures both corporate and individual income tax obligations but does not… Read More »Chairman Brady Promises Tax Help for Puerto Rico – But Later
A popular tax credit fully available to U.S. citizens living in the fifty states was expanded in the Federal tax overhaul proposal introduced in the… Read More »Popular Tax Credit Excluded from House Package, Corporate Changes Included
In response to the Hurricane Maria disaster that has devastated Puerto Rico, the territory’s federally-named Financial Oversight and Management Board has dropped its demand that… Read More »Board Changes Worker Furlough Plan, Steps up Pressure for Enhanced Federal Assistance
Members of Congress continued to express their support for Puerto Rico on the floor of the Senate and House of Representatives last Thursday. On the… Read More »Members of Congress Continue to Speak Out for Puerto Rico Assistance
