WASHINGTON (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor is on Capitol Hill in a last-ditch effort to win debt relief for his territory before the end of the year.
Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla is pressuring lawmakers Thursday as the House prepares to vote on a year-end spending bill that does not include the debt restructuring the island is seeking. In an interview with The Associated Press, he said the island is headed for a humanitarian crisis if Congress doesn’t act.
Garcia says he decided to stay in town after he heard that some Democrats were planning to vote against the bill because it didn’t include the Puerto Rico provisions.
Struggling Puerto Rico faces more than $900 million in bond payments in January, including a $357 million general obligation bond payment due Jan. 1.
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