Ryan appoints GOP members to Puerto Rico task force

Published July 15, 2016 7:53pm ET



Reps. Tom MacArthur, R-N.J., and Sean Duffy, R-Wis., were appointed by House Speaker Paul Ryan on Friday to the Congressional Task Force on Economic Growth in Puerto Rico, which will attempt to find solutions for the Puerto Rico debt crisis.

The task force is part of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act, called PROMESA, that President Obama signed into law last month.

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