Puerto Rico’s most recent plebiscite, held June 11, had a very clear outcome: 97% of voters chose statehood from the three options on the ballot.… Read More »Controversy over Vote Count for the Puerto Rico Plebiscite
I was disappointed that the Justice Department chose to interfere in Puerto Rico’s planned referendum on statehood. By doing so, the Trump Administration is… Read More »House Dem Whip Steny Hoyer’s Statement on Puerto Rico
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) sent a letter to House Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions (R-TX) asking that the Resident Commissioner from Puerto… Read More »Dem Whip Steny H. Hoyer Requests Vote for Territorial Delegates
The current polarization of the two major political parties in the United States can make it hard to get across the idea of bipartisan cooperation… Read More »“PROMESA” Floor Debate Makes a Great Civics Lesson
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) talked about Puerto Rico during a conversation on the House Floor. “Puerto Rico, of course, is an integral… Read More »Rep. Steny Hoyer Keeps Puerto Rico on Congress’s Mind
On December 17th, a number of Democratic lawmakers spoke about Puerto Rico on the floor of the United States House of Representatives. Among them were… Read More »Lowey and Hoyer Say That Puerto Rico Must Remain a Priority for Congress
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan late this afternoon said that he was “instructing” House committees to “work with the Puerto Rican government to… Read More »Speaker Ryan Pledges to Resolve Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Crisis by March 31st
U.S. House of Representatives Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland) has written a letter to Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) asking that Puerto Rico’s Resident… Read More »Hoyer Asks for Amendments Vote for Resident Commissioner
The Garcia Padilla Administration’s lead Federal affairs official issued a government news release today denying that the U.S. Department of Justice must approve the option… Read More »Governor’s Rep Wrongly Asserts Federal OK Not Required for Federal Plebiscite Options
