Latino leaders urge federal gov’t to support Puerto Rico
July 29, 2015
The National Hispanic Leadership Agenda, a coalition of 39 of the U.S. mainland’s largest Latino advocacy organizations, held a press conference Tuesday with Congressional, Puerto Rican, and labor leaders today calling on President Obama and Congress to take action "to save Puerto Rico from economic disaster."
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2 more U.S. Senators support Puerto Rico Chapter 9 bill
July 22, 2015
Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi announced Tuesday that Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, the Ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, will cosponsor S. 1774.
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Op-Ed: Congress v. P.R.: Modern day struggle for equality
July 20, 2015
It's ironic that on the heels of the celebration of America's greatest achievement, the month when the land of the free and the home of the brave was forever liberated from the shackles of its colonial status, we now find one of its remaining illegitimate sons, Puerto Rico, on the cusp of a similar crossroads.
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Crowley joins list of private-sector supporters of HR870
July 14, 2015
Maritime shipping company Crowley recently added its name to a long list of private-sector companies that have thrown their support behind HR 870, known as the Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015, which seeks to extend bankruptcy protection to the island’s public instrumentalities.
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Momentum builds for and against Ch. 9 inclusion bill
April 23, 2015
U.S. Congress is still “weighing the merits” of H.R. 870, known as the Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act, as momentum builds from outside groups for and against the measure that would authorize the island’s government to restructure its fiscal obligations under Chapter 9 of the U.S. bankruptcy code.
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Pierluisi resubmits bill to get e-records benefits for P.R.
March 4, 2015
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.
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Puerto Rico’s bid for Ch. 9 inclusion heard in Congress
February 27, 2015
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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Congress to study bill to add PR to U.S. bankruptcy code
February 20, 2015
A subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee announced Thursday it will hold a hearing on House Resolution 870, known as the Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015, at 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 26th in Washington D.C.
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Congress could nix Export-Import Bank by month’s end
September 15, 2014
WASHINGTON — What do the World War II-era Burma Road, the 30,000-mile-long Pan-American Highway linking Alaska to Argentina, a $120 million aluminum smelter in Ghana, and a $3 billion liquefied natural gas project in Papua New Guinea have in common?
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1st Gastronomic Tourism Congress planned for May 6-7
March 27, 2014
With the goal of raising awareness and educating about the importance of gastronomic tourism for the island’s economic development, Cultura Culinaria will sponsor the first Gastronomic Tourism Congress for Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, May 6-7 at the José A. (Tony) Santana International School of Hospitality and Culinary Arts at the Universidad del Este in Carolina.
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Bankers Association to address key housing issues in congress
September 6, 2012
Promoters of the State Housing Plan will discuss strategies and policies for its implementation, while the six candidates for governor will present their platforms to develop the sector during the Puerto Rico Bankers Association’s upcoming 20th Housing Congress.
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Local engineers gear up for Panama Canal conference
March 30, 2012
A group of local engineers is gearing up to participate in the upcoming Panama Canal 2012 International Engineering and Infrastructure Congress, the first event of its kind taking place in that country focusing on best practices, world infrastructure projects and future engineering trends.
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PRMA, trade groups to pick up Section 933A lobbying efforts
February 27, 2012
A delegation composed by members of the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association and other trade groups belonging to the Private Sector Coalition is heading to Washington, D.C. this week to meet with 18 Congressional leaders to continue lobbying for the adoption of Section 933A of the Internal Revenue Code.
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Private Sector Coalition, unions sign pro-jobs MOU
October 11, 2011
The Private Sector Coalition and representatives of 17 labor unions signed a “historic” Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate with and support federal initiatives that spur socioeconomic development in Puerto Rico.
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19th Housing Congress to build strategies for sector’s growth
September 7, 2011
Housing and banking industry executives who have been working with local and federal government agencies to develop an all-encompassing plan to stimulate activity in a sector that has been battered by the economy will present their proposals and strategies during the 19th Housing Congress taking place Thursday.
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