Puerto Rican Debt Relief Legislation
Peter Schroeder talked by video from Capitol Hill about the Puerto Rican debt relief bill under consideration in the Hou…
House members debated and voted on a bill that aimed to help Puerto Rico with its debt issues by creating a seven-person fiscal oversight bo… read more
House members debated and voted on a bill that aimed to help Puerto Rico with its debt issues by creating a seven-person fiscal oversight board to manage restructuring its debt and finances. Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Puerto Rican Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi (D) were among the speakers.
The final vote was 297 to 127. close
Peter Schroeder talked by video from Capitol Hill about the Puerto Rican debt relief bill under consideration in the Hou…
In his weekly address President Obama discussed Puerto Rico’s economic crisis. The only way for Puerto Rico to overcome …
The House Natural Resources Committee marked up a bill on dealing with Puerto Rico’s debt. They passed an agreement that…
Democratic Senators Marie Cantwell (WA), Dick Durbin (IL), and Bob Menendez (NJ) debated whether to advance the bill for…