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Nydia Velázquez Confident Puerto Rico Won't Be Forgotten Under New Democratic-Led Congress
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Nydia Velázquez Confident Puerto Rico Won’t Be Forgotten Under New Democratic-Led Congress
via El Nuevo Día
Two months before leaving her final term, Puerto Rico-born U.S. Representative Nydia Velázquez said she is hopeful that Democrats' midterm election wins will mean the issues affecting Puerto Ricans are addressed, including the Medicaid cliff Puerto Rico faces…
Puerto Rico’s Democratic and Republican Chairs React to Democrats’ Midterm Sweep of Congress
via El Nuevo Día
Puerto Rico's Democratic Party chair, Luis Dávila Pernas, and Republican Party chair, Ángel Cintrón, acknowledged on Wednesday the size of the Democratic victory in the U.S. midterm elections, while offering different readings of its causes and what it means…
PIP’s Juan Dalmau: With Democrats Controlling Congress, Pablo José Hernández 'is out of excuses’
via NotiUno
Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) secretary general Juan Dalmau Ramírez warned that the new Democratic majority in the US Congress leaves Puerto Rico at a disadvantage because the island is governed by figures who have aligned themselves with Republican…
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- Juan DalmauPerson1 of 3
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