Skip to content

Tag: Pedro Pierluisi

Puerto Rico $70 Billion in Debt

Puerto Rico $70 Billion in Debt

The tiny U.S. territory of Puerto Rico is at least $70 billion in debt and has another $37 billion in unfunded pension obligations. Puerto Rico’s population, now down to just 3.7 million residents, also confronts a 15% jobless rate–a calamitous

Puerto Rico Pushes For Statehood

Puerto Rico Pushes For Statehood

Delegate Pedro Pierluisi (D-Puerto Rico) has announced that he will push for Puerto Rican statehood this session of Congress. Congress is widely predicted to ignore Puerto Rico’s recent vote to pursue statehood. “The people of Puerto Rico have spoken, and