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A new website, http://www.HR2000PR.com, is presenting a bill to citizens in a new way. Visitors can choose between English and Spanish, and receive full information… Read More »HR2000PR.com
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Citizen Cosponsors Helps Citizens Participate in the Legislative Process
Eric Cantor (R Virginia) has launched a new website, Cosponsor, where citizens can “cosponsor” congressional legislation with one click — two if they allow the site to connect with their Facebook accounts. All new legislation brought to the floor of the house is listed, with information on the sponsors of the bill and its progress through the House. Visitors can search for a specific bill, click through to bills on particular issues such as Science and Technology or Education, or sort the bills y popularity and other factors.
The most popular bill at Cosponsor right now? The Puerto Rico Status Resolutions Act.Read More »Citizen Cosponsors Helps Citizens Participate in the Legislative Process
Commonwealthers Now Claim New ‘Commonwealth Status’ Won Plebiscite
Lobbyists for Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla and his “commonwealth” party are now suggesting to Federal officials that a new “commonwealth status” was the real victor… Read More »Commonwealthers Now Claim New ‘Commonwealth Status’ Won Plebiscite
No English Only in the U.S. Senate … or in a State of Puerto Rico
English only in government in a State of Puerto Rico? Not in the U.S. Senate. Last week, a senator, Tim Kaine (D-Virginia), delivered a major… Read More »No English Only in the U.S. Senate … or in a State of Puerto Rico
Statehood Bill Gets Most Public Votes on U.S. House Website on All House Bills
Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi’s bill on statehood for the territory has won more endorsements on U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s… Read More »Statehood Bill Gets Most Public Votes on U.S. House Website on All House Bills
Hearing Notes How Companies Used Territory to Avoid Billions in Taxes
The current use of Puerto Rico to avoid billions of dollars in Federal taxes by big businesses based in the States was raised in a… Read More »Hearing Notes How Companies Used Territory to Avoid Billions in Taxes
Puerto Rico’s Status to Cost Needy $2.2 Billion in Federal Food Funds
The Democratic majority U.S. Senate this week passed a bill that would deny millions of low-income Puerto Ricans some $2.2 billion in food over the next five years that would be provided to their fellow Americans in the States.
The discrimination against Puerto Rico in the agriculture and nutrition programs reauthorization bill was made possible by the islands’ territory status, sometimes misleadingly called “commonwealth.”Read More »Puerto Rico’s Status to Cost Needy $2.2 Billion in Federal Food Funds
Cinderella Puerto Rico?
When you read discussions of possible statehood for Puerto Rico, there are some themes you’ll often see: arguments about the meaning of the plebiscite, concerns about linguistic and cultural differences, fears that America can’t handle the geography of 51 stars in a rectangular flag.
One of the most disturbing themes is this one: the U.S. doesn’t want Puerto Rico as a state because Puerto Rico is poor.Read More »Cinderella Puerto Rico?
Senate Plebiscite Hearing Delayed
The U.S. Senate committee responsible for the status of the U.S. territories is delaying its hearing on Puerto Rico’s political status plebiscite last November. The… Read More »Senate Plebiscite Hearing Delayed