InterviewS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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