Post by Logan on Jun 26, 2016 23:29:39 GMT -6
Coalition of Puerto Rican leaders calls on Senate to oppose House Bill to address fiscal crisis
WASHINGTON, USA -- A broad coalition of prominent Puerto Rican civil society leaders and organizations, representing all sides of the ideological and political spectrum, on Thursday issued an open letter to US Senators calling on them to oppose the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (the so-called PROMESA bill, HR 5278), which recently passed the House of Representatives.
The coalition denounced PROMESA, saying, "It revokes the Puerto Rican people's basic, fundamental right to democratic self-governance, by imposing a federally-appointed "oversight board" composed of unelected Washington bureaucrats to govern the island without any accountability nor the consent of the governed."
The coalition criticized efforts by Senate leadership to pass the bill on a cloture vote without properly having a thorough debate and the possibility to introduce amendments.
The coalition includes important national organizations and leaders such as the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles, the National Puerto Rican Coalition (NPRC), the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators and Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award winner Willie Colon.
Read more: www.caribbeannewsnow.com/topstory-Coalition-of-Puerto-Rican-leaders-calls-on-Senate-to-oppose-House-Bill-to-address-fiscal-crisis-30872.html
WASHINGTON, USA -- A broad coalition of prominent Puerto Rican civil society leaders and organizations, representing all sides of the ideological and political spectrum, on Thursday issued an open letter to US Senators calling on them to oppose the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (the so-called PROMESA bill, HR 5278), which recently passed the House of Representatives.
The coalition denounced PROMESA, saying, "It revokes the Puerto Rican people's basic, fundamental right to democratic self-governance, by imposing a federally-appointed "oversight board" composed of unelected Washington bureaucrats to govern the island without any accountability nor the consent of the governed."
The coalition criticized efforts by Senate leadership to pass the bill on a cloture vote without properly having a thorough debate and the possibility to introduce amendments.
The coalition includes important national organizations and leaders such as the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles, the National Puerto Rican Coalition (NPRC), the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators and Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award winner Willie Colon.
Read more: www.caribbeannewsnow.com/topstory-Coalition-of-Puerto-Rican-leaders-calls-on-Senate-to-oppose-House-Bill-to-address-fiscal-crisis-30872.html