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InterviewS

Clip of a Spanish language interview by El Comercio de Colorado discussing the potential impact of Puerto Rico statehood on the legislative and policy goals of the broader Hispanic community including immigration reform. - June 2022

Spanish language interview with Prensa Arizona Live on engaging Latino communities stateside to support statehood for Puerto Rico. - May 2022

Interview with Steve Crout of CityTech Strategy Group and Co-Founder of  CANVAS  for Disaster Recovery and Resilience. We discuss the importance of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and how the Readiness for Resilience Program, played a role in helping  Puerto Rico develop strategic recovery plans. - November 2021

Interview with How to Disaster Podcast Episode: "How to Bridge the Gap Between Federal and Local Policy with George Laws Garcia"  talks about the challenges faced during a disaster. When Hurricane Irma and Maria devastated Puerto Rico in 2017, they had to rely on other states to do the advocacy work since they do not have voting representation in the Congress. - August 2021

Interview with TRT, a Turkish broadcasting service, on the topic of Puerto Rico statehood. Puerto Rico, a US territory in the Caribbean has been fighting for autonomy and full citizenship rights for more than a century. Earlier this month, the Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act was introduced in the US House of Representatives. - March 2021

Interview with Arte Agave on his Podcast "Gringo in Latin America" discusses Puerto Rico Statehood. It provides an overview of the problems with territorial inequality and discusses ways people can get involved in supporting full democracy and voting rights in Puerto Rico. - May 2020 

Interview with the Real Washington Podcast Episode 2: "Is It Time for Puerto Rican Statehood?" explores the arguments in favor of statehood for Puerto Rico with former Governor Pedro Rosselló and George Laws Garcia, the Interim Director of the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs  Administration. - June 2019

PodcastS

Politics & Media 101

Politics & Media 101

Politics & Media 101

5/30/2022 - Will Puerto Rico Become a State? George Laws, Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Statehood Council. Listen here

Valgame PR

Politics & Media 101

Politics & Media 101

4/18/2022 - Coalición de estadistas en Washington, el plebiscito de 2020 en Puerto Rico y el proyecto H.R. 1522. Listen here

Speaking Engagement

Speaking at the Legislative Strategies Panel of the Puerto Rican Diaspora Summit - University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law - November 2017

In the News

Newsweek: Swap Texas for Puerto Rico? Campaigners React to Viral Secession Idea

06/22/2022   TEXAS – As Republicans in Texas push for a referendum on possible secession from the United States, social media users suggested an idea, swap Texas for Puerto Rico.  Although the U.S. Constitution makes no provision for secession, the Texas GOP included the measure in a proposed party platform that delegates at its state convention voted on last week. Read more

El Comercio de Colorado: Puerto Rico Statehood Council presente en Taste of Puerto Rico

6/11/2022 - Denver - George Laws García, director ejecutivo del Puerto Rico Statehood  Council, va a estar presente en el Taste of Puerto Rico del domingo 12 de  junio en el Civic Center Park de Denver. “Queremos que los  puertorriqueños en Colorado puedan estar enterados sobre el avance de  las gestiones que se adelantan en el Congreso Federal para conseguir el  objetivo final que sería la estadidad’, indicó Laws García. Read more

Latino Rebels: Coalition Calls on Rep. Grijalva, House Committee to Move on Puerto Rico Statehood

12/16/2021    Washington – On Thursday, a letter was sent to the chairman of the U.S. House  Committee on Natural Resources, Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ), and its  ranking member, Bruce Westerman (R-AR), from a bipartisan coalition of  51 organizations advocating for Puerto Rican statehood. Read more

El Nuevo Dia: Grupos estadistas apoyarían un referéndum federal entre estadidad y independencia

12/16/21 - Washington - Grupos e individuos que favorecen la anexión de Puerto Rico a Estados Unidos expresaron su respaldo a un proyecto de consenso que impulse un referéndum de status entre alternativas no territoriales y no coloniales, que afirman son la estadidad y alguna forma de independencia. Read More

CBS NY: House Committee Holds Hearings On Dueling Bills Regarding Puerto Rico’s Potential Statehood

04/14/2021    Washington – For the first time Wednesday, a House committee held hearings on two competing bills which could lead to statehood or independence for Puerto Rico. Read more

The Guardian: New stars on the American flag? Fresh hope as Puerto Rico and DC push for statehood

02/20/2021    Washington – One of the most powerful prosecutions of former US president Donald Trump last week came from Stacey Plaskett of the US Virgin Islands, the first delegate from an American territory to hold the position of impeachment manager. Read more

Slate: An Uncertain State

03/16/2021    Washington – Democrats face a structural problem in national politics: A good-sized majority of American voters support the party, but that currently translates into a tenuous hold on government. One straightforward solution—some say—is to restructure things by adding more states. Read more

New York Times: IDEA OF THE DAY: Puerto Rico statehood

10/28/2020   NEW YORK — Residents of Puerto Rico are American citizens who have no voting  representation in Congress. Next week, they will vote on a referendum  about whether they want to change that — and have the island become a state. Read More

Buzz Feed: More Than 1 Million Puerto Ricans Are Seeing Cuts To Their Food Stamp Benefits

03/08/2019   WASHINGTON — More than a million Puerto Ricans have already seen cuts to  their food stamp checks this month, as the island continues to deal  with the aftermath of Hurricane Maria and a severe economic crisis. Read more

Caribbean Business: Puerto Rico governor meets with U.S Housing, Energy secretaries

04/27/2018   SAN JUAN – While on a stateside Puerto Rico advocacy tour, Gov. Ricardo  Rosselló met Friday with federal government officials, such  as Housing Secretary (HUD) Ben Carson, and members of Congress as part  of his efforts toward the island’s recovery after Hurricane Maria. Read more

Caribbean Business: Productive first trip for Frente por Puerto Rico

09/27/2017   SAN JUAN – Members of Frente por Puerto Rico (Front for  Puerto Rico) met with representatives from 40 offices of the U.S. House  and Senate to raise awareness of the importance of including the island  when assigning healthcare funds due to the $1.3 billion fiscal cliff it  faces in 2018. Read more

El Nuevo Dia: PRFAA Tiene Nuevo Subdirector

09/12/2017   Washington - George Laws  García fue nombrado este mes nuevo subdirector de la Administración de  Asuntos Federales de Puerto Rico (PRFAA), en sustitución de Luis Dávila  Pernas. Read more

opinion & insights

Democrats Fighting for Voting Rights Must Include U.S. Citizens in Puerto Rico

Democrats Fighting for Voting Rights Must Include U.S. Citizens in Puerto Rico

Democrats Fighting for Voting Rights Must Include U.S. Citizens in Puerto Rico

In recent weeks, Democrats have made expanding voting rights a top priority, an effort that recently failed to pass the Senate but will remain top-of-mind for congressional Democrats. Yet over the course of this discussion and public debate, the president and top federal lawmakers have completely ignored the lack of voting rights for the over 3 million U.S. citizens in Puerto Rico. Read More

Honor Labor Leaders Who Won Citizenship for Puerto Ricans

Democrats Fighting for Voting Rights Must Include U.S. Citizens in Puerto Rico

Democrats Fighting for Voting Rights Must Include U.S. Citizens in Puerto Rico

It  is a little-known fact that over a century ago, a coalition of labor  movement leaders led the charge to extend U.S. citizenship to the people  of Puerto Rico. This Labor Day, we should honor the legacy of this  hard-fought victory, while recognizing that the 3.2 million U.S.  citizens living in Puerto Rico today are still being denied full  equality, democracy and voting rights over 100 years after becoming  citizens of our great nation.  Read more

Leading the charge for Puerto Rican statehood

Democrats Fighting for Voting Rights Must Include U.S. Citizens in Puerto Rico

Why Puerto Rico's Upcoming Statehood Vote Matters

The State Senate chamber in the Oregon Capitol is  adorned with a mural depicting the moment when Oregonians first learned  that Congress had voted to make Oregon the 33rd state of the United  States. It is a moment that is worth remembering.

Statehood  meant that Oregonians would finally have voting representation in  Congress; until then, Oregon’s only voice in national affairs was a  non-voting congressman. Read more

Why Puerto Rico's Upcoming Statehood Vote Matters

MBDA Blog: Promoting Business Development and Entrepreneurship in the Hispanic Community

Why Puerto Rico's Upcoming Statehood Vote Matters

On November 3rd — after 122 years under the American flag and for the first time — the U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico will be asked whether they favor statehood with a simple "YES" or "NO" question. This vote will mark a historic moment not just for Puerto Rico, but for America as a whole, made obvious by the amount of national public attention Puerto Rico statehood has received. Both Presidential candidates have addressed the topic as well as the leaders of the U.S. Senate on both sides of the aisle. Read more

MBDA Blog: Promoting Business Development and Entrepreneurship in the Hispanic Community

MBDA Blog: Promoting Business Development and Entrepreneurship in the Hispanic Community

MBDA Blog: Promoting Business Development and Entrepreneurship in the Hispanic Community

The rapid growth of the Hispanic population in the United States during  the last several decades, which is projected to continue increasing in  the years ahead, presents significant challenges as well as huge opportunities for our country. Read more

Spotlight on Commerce: George Laws Garcia

MBDA Blog: Promoting Business Development and Entrepreneurship in the Hispanic Community

MBDA Blog: Promoting Business Development and Entrepreneurship in the Hispanic Community

As part of the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) I work to  engage Congressional, state and local officials to help create favorable  conditions for minority businesses and entrepreneurs to grow and  prosper. Read more

MBDA Blog: Impact Investing’s Role in Puerto Rico’s Economic Recovery

MBDA Blog: Impact Investing’s Role in Puerto Rico’s Economic Recovery

MBDA Blog: Impact Investing’s Role in Puerto Rico’s Economic Recovery

Since approximately 2006 the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico has been  mired in a persistent recession which has now escalated into an all-out fiscal, economic and demographic crisis of  unprecedented proportions. Read more

Key Initiatives

Committee Approves $12 Billion for Puerto Rico Medicaid

House unveils historic massive $81 billion disaster aid package

House unveils historic massive $81 billion disaster aid package

El Nuevo Día - 7-17-19 - House Committee on Energy and Commerce approves draft legislation to provide approximately $12 billion for 5 years to address Puerto Rico Medicaid cliff. Read more

House unveils historic massive $81 billion disaster aid package

House unveils historic massive $81 billion disaster aid package

House unveils historic massive $81 billion disaster aid package

Politico - 12-17-17 The House on Monday night disclosed the details of a staggering $81  billion disaster aid package, the largest single funding request for  natural calamities in U.S. history. Read more

Congress To Award Highest Honor To Army's Only Latino Unit

House unveils historic massive $81 billion disaster aid package

Congress To Award Highest Honor To Army's Only Latino Unit

NPR - 5-23-14 - Congress passes H.R. 1786 to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment Borinqueneers. Read more

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