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Scott PowersMay 4, 2016

House Speaker Paul Ryan is making the Republican plan to offer relief to Puerto Rico’s debt crisis a top priority, expects the newest draft to emerge soon, and will seek quick passage. The bill, H.R. 4900, the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA), comes with assurance to conservatives that it is no […]

Scott PowersMay 3, 2016

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson said Tuesday that Puerto Rico needs bankruptcy protection and said he will introduce an omnibus bill to help the commonwealth that includes that option. Grayson, an Orlando Democrat running for the U.S. Senate, said the Republican plan to help Puerto Rico deal with its crippling $72 billion debt crisis amounts to […]

Scott PowersMay 2, 2016

Democratic Florida state Rep. Victor Torres of Orlando called Monday on Winter Park Republican John Mica to do more to help the island and Puerto Ricans as the U.S. territory defaults Monday on its $422 million bond payment, potentially plunging into a new level of economic crisis. “For all of our citizens, this is a […]

Steve SchaleApril 20, 2016

The Bernie Sanders campaign is over. The commanding win by Hillary Clinton should bring an end to the nomination fight. Going into Tuesday night, her delegate lead was over 200, and her popular vote lead was over 2.4 million. We’ll see how the New York delegates get allocated, but her lead will significantly grow and she […]

Associated PressApril 3, 2016

Congress increasingly is being defined by what it’s not doing this election year. The Senate returns this week with a strong majority of Republicans saying no to any consideration of President Barack Obama‘s nominee to the Supreme Court. No hearings, no vote and, for some lawmakers, not even a meeting with federal appeals court Judge […]

Mitch PerryMarch 22, 2016

While the world’s attention is on Cuba this week, U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy wants the GOP-led House of Representatives to focus on the plight of Puerto Rico. The Caribbean Island defaulted on $37 million of bond payments in December, and has struck out with Congress in trying to help it get out of its huge debt […]

Scott PowersMarch 14, 2016

Democratic U.S. Rep. Jose E. Serrano of New York, a member of the Democratic Progressive Caucus and an advocate of statehood for Puerto Rico, has endorsed state Sen. Darren Soto in the race for Orlando-based Congressional District 9. “Darren Soto is a rising star,” Serrano stated in a news release issued by Soto’s campaign. “I […]

Scott PowersMarch 11, 2016

Hillary Clinton is airing Spanish-language radio and television spots in Orlando and Tampa on Friday highlighting her positions on education, health care, immigration reform and Puerto Rico. Neither ad acknowledges U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, her rival in Tuesday’s Florida presidential primary. But the television ad “Valentia,” running in the Miami, Orlando, and Tampa […]

Scott PowersMarch 7, 2016

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Fresh from his resounding win in Puerto Rico and in need of an even bigger prize, Marco Rubio‘s campaign has turned to appeal to Florida’s Puerto Rican community to help make a difference on March 15. The Rubio campaign rolled out four prominent Central Florida Puerto Rican Republican surrogates Monday, Daisy Lopez-Cid, Dennis Freytas, Luis Martinez […]

Associated PressMarch 7, 2016

Marco Rubio finds his Oval Office ambitions squeezed by Donald Trump‘s outsider ambush and the Republican Party’s resulting identity crisis. The Florida senator has struggled to reconnect with the kind of voters who sent him to Capitol Hill six years ago as a tea party favorite, instead watching them fuel Trump and his closest challenger to winning […]

Tag: Puerto Rico

Paul Ryan making Puerto Rico relief bill top priority, but Democrats call it unfair to islanders

Alan Grayson pushes for bankruptcy protection for Puerto Rico

Victor Torres calls on John Mica to ‘step up’ and support Puerto Rico

Steve Schale: The Democratic primary is over, let’s go beat Donald Trump

GOP Congress’ incomplete: Stalled bills, no court nominee

Patrick Murphy wants House to act on Puerto Rico crisis before they break for Easter

Darren Soto gets Jose Serrano’s endorsement in CD 9 race

Hillary Clinton airing Spanish-language ads in Orlando, Tampa and Miami

Fresh off Puerto Rico win, Marco Rubio pushing for Florida’s Puerto Ricans

Marco Rubio: A candidate still searching for a viable base