WASHINGTON — The two most prominent progressives in the U.S. Senate urged the federal government Thursday to help Puerto Rico stand up against the “vultures” they largely blame for the island’s current fiscal nightmare.
On Sept. 30, a mostly empty Boeing 747 lifted off from Baltimore-Washington International Airport bound for Havana — ushering in the first regularly scheduled air service between the U.S. and Cuban capitals since the two nations broke diplomatic ties more than half a century earlier.
Puerto Rico is $73 billion in the hole, a sustained drought recently led to severe water shortages — at one point forcing some San Juan residents to limit their showers to two a week — and potential rival Cuba is about to open up the floodgates to U.S. visitors.
A Dow Jones/Factiva content provider since 2014
Subscribe to our Dollars & Sense podcast!
