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
Territories come up on Twitter roughly every two minutes, according to social media data tool Social Mention. But the tweets are not talking about the… Read More »#Fairness4Territories Breaks the Mold on Twitter
Representatives from the Congressional Energy and Commerce Committee, Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) and Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR) visited Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands… Read More »Bipartisan Congressional Delegation Visits Puerto Rico
Almost 60 Democratic Member of Congress sent a letter last week to U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and U.S. Senate Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)… Read More »Congressional Democrats Ask for Medical Support for Puerto Rico
From October 26, 2017 to October 28,207, the House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) are leading a… Read More »Congressional Delegation Will Visit Affected Areas from Hurricanes Irma and Maria
On October 24, 2017, members of Congress wrote a letter to Secretary of Education, Betsy Devos, and Director of Office of Management and Budget, Mick… Read More »Members of Congress Recommend Steps to Get Puerto Rico Schools Back on Track
Numerous Members of Congress have pledged they would treat the United States territories of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands as equal partners to… Read More »Members of Congress Discuss Disaster Relief Legislation
Members of Congress continued to speak out on behalf of their fellow U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico last week. On Thursday, October 5, 2017, the… Read More »Members of Congress Continue to Advocate for Puerto Rico Relief
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
