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
Puerto Rico’s most recent plebiscite, held June 11, 2017, had a very clear outcome: 97% of voters chose statehood from the territory’s three status options… Read More »The Vote in Puerto Rico’s June 11 Political Status Plebiscite: Analysis
Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) added an initiative to the Bipartisan Budget Act signed into law last Friday which will support Florida schools as they serve… Read More »Stephanie Murphy Supports Florida Schools, Puerto Rico Evacuees
President Trump’s first State of the Union address included a mention of Puerto Rico. “We have endured floods and fires and storms,” Trump said. “But… Read More »Fact Checking Pres. Trump’s State of the Union Address on Puerto Rico
The Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) has prepared a fact sheet for Florida’s new residents from Puerto Rico in response to reports of… Read More »Healthcare for New Floridians from Puerto Rico
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
On Friday, Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González Colón led a bipartisan group of Members of Congress in writing a letter to President Trump to request further… Read More »Jenniffer González Colón leads bipartisan letter to President Trump
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
Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), representing a community with a large percentage of individuals of Puerto Rican heritage, confirmed her support for the 2017 plebiscite at a… Read More »Rep. Stephanie Murphy Calls for Puerto Rico Equality through Statehood
