From left: Myribel Santiago, the Institute’s project manager and lead author on Food Security in Puerto Rico and Orville M. Disdier, acting executive director of the Institute.
“Federal funding has been essential to rebuilding Puerto Rico’s infrastructure, supporting its health care system and ensuring educational opportunities for its residents. Any cuts to these resources would directly affect the island’s most vulnerable communities and jeopardize the progress made in recent years.”
— Sergio M. Marxuach, policy director, Center for a New Economy