CofC backs federal bill to reboot island’s pharma manufacturing sector
May 16, 2025
Chamber endorses MMEDS Act to drive investment, job creation and supply chain security. #NewsismyBusiness
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Univ. of Puerto Rico to host 2nd AI in higher education congress
February 24, 2025
The event will gather experts to discuss artificial intelligence’s impact on education, research and economic development. #NewsismyBusiness
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P.R. Chamber of Commerce travels to Washington, D.C., with full work agenda
February 8, 2024
The delegation is focusing on meetings with administration officials and congressional leaders to discuss a range of issues impacting the quality of life in Puerto Rico. #NewsismyBusiness
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Op-Ed: Can you pass the US Citizenship test without Google?
October 7, 2021
We all have watched the never dull discussions surrounding the Shadow Congress members from Puerto Rico. The posts of shadow US Congressmen or Shadow Senator have been held by elected or appointed government officials from territories of the United States that do not have a congressional vote. We have representation in Congress in the form of a […]
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House passes $600M for P.R.’s Nutritional Assistance Program, $350M for recovery
June 4, 2019
The U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 2157, known as the Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, that includes an additional $600 million for Puerto Rico’s Nutrition Assistance Program, known as PAN for its initials in Spanish. The bill also includes $5 million to study impact on the use of PAN funds in Puerto Rico […]
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U.S. Senators submit bill to guarantee robust disclosure requirements
May 24, 2019
U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and John Kennedy (R-La.) introduced the Puerto Rico Recovery Accuracy in Disclosures Act of 2019 (PRRADA, for short.) The bipartisan legislation would provide robust disclosure requirements to all of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico’s advisers and consultants, closing a loophole […]
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P.R. Healthcare community urges Congress to pass PRIMA Act
November 21, 2018
As Puerto Rico continues to rebuild following the devastation caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, Medicare funding disparities still undermine access to healthcare on the island, the group said.
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Rosselló reminds Congress of ‘key disaster relief measures’ still pending
November 21, 2018
The governor made several requests to lawmakers, all of which the island’s government expects to be addressed before the end of the current session.
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Rosselló rips U.S. Congressman Bishop, urges him to adopt ‘balanced approach’ to P.R.
April 3, 2018
Gov. Ricardo Rosselló sent a letter Congressman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) in which he urged the lawmaker to “adopt a balanced approach” that considers all stakeholders in Puerto Rico and not just the concerns of the bondholders.
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Critical week for P.R.’s health system as ’19 Medicare funding deadline looms
April 2, 2018
The first week of April will be critical to the future of Puerto Rico’s healthcare system as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will rule over numerous requests for improved treatment in the funding for Medicare Advantage programs on the island, the Medicare Advantage Products Association of Puerto Rico said.
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González, Serrano address disparity of reimbursements to P.R. health providers
March 21, 2018
Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner, Jenniffer González-Colón, and the Democratic congressman for New York, José Serrano, asked the U.S. Secretary of Health, Alex Azar, to address the disparity in reimbursements to health providers in Puerto Rico under the Medicare Advantage (MA) program.
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Velázquez, Grijalva fight to retain independence of P.R. energy commission
March 21, 2018
In a letter to Gov. Ricardo Rosselló and the Chairman of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, two Congressional lawmakers called for the protection of the Puerto Rico Energy Commission from efforts to weaken or undermine its jurisdiction by consolidating it with other agencies or by privatizing the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and exempting PREPA from PREC’s supervision.
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Velázquez advances legislation to boost P.R.’s small businesses sector
March 15, 2018
A key Congressional panel took steps Wednesday to advance legislation aimed at helping small companies in Puerto Rico obtain a greater share of federal contracts.
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Congressional committee digs into corruption allegations against PREPA
March 13, 2018
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources sent a letter to the interim executive director of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) asking for further information related to recent allegations of corruption and mismanagement of power restoration operations on the island.
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P.R. receives $16B in federal funds for recovery efforts
February 10, 2018
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló and Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González announced an allocation of $16 billion in federal funds for the recovery of the island after Hurricane María.
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