Saying that it "is a serious attempt to carry out a comprehensive change of the tax system,” the Center for a New Economy suggested during public hearings Wednesday that the reform should be put off until Puerto Rico’s adverse fiscal conditions improve.
Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi re-introduced legislation Tuesday to make hospitals in Puerto Rico eligible to receive bonus payments under Medicare for becoming users of electronic health records, or e-records.
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law held a hearing Thursday on H.R. 870, known as the “Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015,” which drew a bi-partisan delegation from the island to express support for inclusion.
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