Tag: Puerto Rico

"It's just one of those things where it wasn't quite ready," Rob Bishop said. "I do think ultimately the bill will come out of the committee and it will be a good bill." (AP Photo)

‘Talks will continue’: No deal yet on Puerto Rico bill

Susan Ferrechio · April 15, 2016 4:37 pm

Ryan said the vote was postponed because there weren't enough —œvotes on the other side of the aisle.—? (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

GOP, Dems point fingers as Puerto Rico rescue bill stalls

Susan Ferrechio · April 14, 2016 4:54 pm

Nonetheless, Earnest said the White House is working with the congressional GOP to iron out their differences. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Finance and Economy

WH: Puerto Ricans have little leverage over financial rescue bill

Nicole Duran · April 13, 2016 8:36 pm

Protesters express their opposition to the fact the the Federal Reserve bank bailed out Wall Street but not Puerto Rico outside International House, Thursday, April 7, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

What it would take to make a control board work for Puerto Rico

Gretchen SierraZorita · April 13, 2016 4:02 am

House panel will vote on a bill that would establish a control board to restructure island's $72B in debt. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Ryan: Puerto Rico debt payment moratorium ‘troubling’

Susan Ferrechio · April 12, 2016 11:03 pm

The House's draft bill to solve the territory's soaring debt also would convey the island of Vieques back to the Puerto Rican government, which the green groups say would place in jeopardy the wildlife sanctuary there that currently falls under the authority of the Department of Interior. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Energy and Environment

Greens seek to turn Puerto Rico debt into environmental debate

John Siciliano · April 12, 2016 12:04 am

Debt is causing a huge strain on the Puerto Rico's finances and economy, and a $2 billion payment is due this summer that it's unlikely to make. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Puerto Rico senator demands local control over rescue plan

Pete Kasperowicz · April 11, 2016 8:52 pm

Republican Congressman Rob Bishop wants to "uncover the origins of Puerto Rico's fiscal failures and identify solutions to solve them," in which "energy will be central." (Deseret News via AP)

Energy and Environment

Puerto Rico is the next energy fight

John Siciliano · April 11, 2016 4:01 am

Puerto Rico is facing a financial crisis. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo, File)

Report: Loans and most withdrawals stopped at Puerto Rico’s biggest bank

Kyle Feldscher · April 9, 2016 11:37 pm

"The House is committed to a responsible path forward that tackles Puerto Rico's structural fiscal problems while protecting American taxpayers from footing the bill," House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said in a statement. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House pushes shaky Puerto Rico rescue plan

Susan Ferrechio · April 9, 2016 4:01 am

"The best way to confront something is before it becomes a crisis, you prevent it." (AP File Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Rubio on Zika: ‘There is no crisis’

Joel Gehrke · April 8, 2016 10:45 pm

The Proposed Puerto Rico Bailout is Good on Rhetoric But Bad in Reality

Ike Brannon · April 8, 2016 6:40 pm