Fortuño presses Obama for creation of Section 933A
January 18, 2012
Gov. Luis Fortuño urged Pres. Barack Obama Wednesday to include Puerto Rico in its new national economic plan, stressing that “Puerto Rican jobs are U.S. jobs.”
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Pierluisi asks 15 e-retailers to explain refusal to ship to P.R.
December 19, 2011
Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi this week put the spotlight on some of the most popular online retailers, asking them to explain why they will not ship to Puerto Rico arguing among other things that the island must abide by the same federal trade and consumer protection laws as all of the 50 states.
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Federal DOT grants $10M to re-route busy Guaynabo junction
December 14, 2011
The unnerving traffic snarls that take place on a daily basis at the junction where at least four major roads meet near the San Patricio Plaza mall in Guaynabo could be gone for good due to a $10 million assignment the U.S. Department of Transportation approved for significant infrastructure improvements.
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Pierluisi, FSA partner to spread word on federal aid available to P.R. farmers
December 7, 2011
Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi on Tuesday urged Puerto Rico farmers to participate in the six orientation sessions the U.S. Farm Service Agency will conduct through Dec. 15, to let them know of the assistance programs available to them in the case of natural disasters and other emergencies.
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Pierluisi bill approved in Congress gives nautical tourism a boost
November 15, 2011
Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi scored an important victory for himself and the island’s nautical tourism sector Tuesday, with the approval from U.S. House of Representatives for HR 2838, which authorizes foreign-flagged vessels that are more than 100 gross tons to transport tourists and other paying passengers between ports within Puerto Rico.
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U.S. Dept. of Commerce looks to include P.R. stats in national GDP numbers
October 10, 2011
Representatives from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis will visit Puerto Rico later this month as part of ongoing efforts to steer the island toward improving methods of collecting and producing high-quality statistics about local economic activity.
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CNE: Section 933A proposal not ‘silver bullet’ for long-term stability; Pierluisi lobbies in Congress
October 7, 2011
Basing the future of Puerto Rico’s economy on an uncontrollable factor, such as an amendment of the U.S. tax code, is not the safest route to take to achieve growth and is not the “silver bullet” the island needs to secure long-term stability, Sergio Marxuach, public policy director of the Center for the New Economy, said Thursday.
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Pierluisi meets with private sector, labor leaders on incentives, jobs
September 30, 2011
Representatives from more than a dozen labor unions and the private sector met with Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi Thursday to outline strategies to defend the Puerto Rico Investment Promotion Act and the American Jobs Act, both of which they claim could spur economic development for the island.
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Pierluisi submits ‘Puerto Rico Investment Promotion Act’ bill in Congress
September 23, 2011
Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi introduced Thursday the Puerto Rico Investment Promotion Act, which seeks an amendment to the U.S. Internal Revenue Code to open the door for job creation and strengthening the island’s economy.
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La Fortaleza to file proposal in Congress to drum up investments
September 19, 2011
Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi will submit in Congress this week the proposed Puerto Rico Investment Promotion Act, which seeks to increase business investment and create jobs on the island.
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NOAA assigns $585K to operate Jobos Bay reserve
August 17, 2011
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded $585,000 in federal funding to recruit security and specialized staff to operate the Jobos Bay Estuarine Research Reserve, Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner in Washington, D.C, Pedro Pierluisi, said Wednesday.
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Underprivileged P.R. farmers get $1M in federal aid
July 22, 2011
Hundreds of farmers on the island will receive close to $1 million in assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Reimbursement Transportation Cost Payment Program, Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi announced Thursday. The reimbursement is the largest amount granted by the federal agency in fiscal 2010.
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Pierluisi lauds passage of bill overhauling federal patent law
June 25, 2011
A bi-partisan Congressional bill proposing sweeping changes of the America Invents Act, which regulates patents, was passed by the House Friday with amendments submitted by Resident Commissioner in Washington, Pedro Pierluisi to benefit Puerto Rico.
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Fortuño discusses job creation, public safety, status during meeting with Obama
June 14, 2011
Gov. Luis Fortuño met with President Barack Obama briefly Tuesday during the latter’s visit to the island, discussing the progress of initiatives to boost the economy, strengthen public safety and establish a “fair and representative process to solve the status problem.”
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