Tags: "Puerto Rico"

13 Feb
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Members of Congress Push for Pension Audit as Part of Ongoing Oversight of Puerto Rican Fiscal Crisis

Puerto Rico has been in a long process to recover from deep financial and fiscal trouble cemented over years of overspending and other budget issues. The process for the U.S. territory is the result of federal legislation in 2016 called ...

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27 Jul
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Letter to Members of U.S. House on Bill Addressing Puerto Rico’s Status

This week HLF sent a letter to U.S. Representatives in support of H.R. 6246, a bill introduced by Jenniffer Gonzalez, Puerto Rico’s representative in Congress (officially known as the Resident Commissioner), that would move the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico ...

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26 Apr
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HLF Calls for Congressional Investigation into Questionable Activity by Puerto Rico Oversight Board Member

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Today the Hispanic Leadership Fund President Mario H. Lopez released a letter to key members of Congress and U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, calling for an investigation into strong indications of conflicts of interest and ethical violations by Puerto ...

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06 Mar
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HLF-Led Coalition Requests Stronger Congressional Oversight to Get Puerto Rico on the Road to Financial Recovery

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Today the Hispanic Leadership Fund President Mario H. Lopez and nine other signatories from free market organizations sent a letter to key members of Congress, calling for a hearing on the lack of progress made by the Puerto Rico ...

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13 Dec
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Hispanic Leadership Fund Calls on Congress to Drop Puerto Rico Tax Hikes from Tax Reform

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Today the Hispanic Leadership Fund sent letters to House and Senate leadership, as well as conferees working on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, calling for the removal of a new tax on certain businesses operating in Puerto Rico. ...

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29 Sep
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Puerto Rican Governor Skips Senate Hearing

Today the U.S. Senate Finance Committee will hold a hearing on the “Financial and Economic Challenges in Puerto Rico.” Absent from the list of witnesses list is Puerto Rican Governor Alejandro García Padilla, who has been advocating for Chapter 9 ...

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29 Jan
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FACT SHEET: The Sad Truth About Puerto Rico

  GOV. GARCIA PADILLA’S RECORD SHOWS FISCAL AND ECONOMIC FAILURE Sustained Economic Decline, Pension Shortfalls, Job Losses & Brain Drain GDP shrank by almost 2% in 2014 63 plants closed in 2014 Lowest labor force participation rate in the Western ...

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19 Dec
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HLF Launches Ad Campaign Focused on Puerto Rican Economic Crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Hispanic Leadership Fund is a non-partisan advocacy organization dedicated to strengthening working families by promoting common-sense public policy solutions that foster liberty, opportunity, and prosperity for all. “Puerto Rico can no longer afford the policies of ...

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