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February 10, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a speech on the U.S. House floor, Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández urged President Donald J. Trump to declare a federal emergency on the island’s energy crisis.

Issues: Energy

February 10, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – En un discurso en el pleno de la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos, el Comisionado Residente de Puerto Rico, Pablo José Hernández Rivera, instó al Presidente Donald J. Trump a declarar una emergencia federal debido a la crisis energética en la isla.

Issues: Energy

February 6, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández, joined by U.S. Representatives Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) and Darren Soto (D-Fla.), urged President Donald J.

Issues: Energy

February 6, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – El Comisionado Residente de Puerto Rico, Pablo José Hernández, junto a los representantes Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) y Darren Soto (D-Fla.), exhortaron al presidente Donald J.

Issues: Energy

January 28, 2025

SAN JUAN, P.R. – Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner, Pablo José Hernández Rivera, issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s order to freeze federal funds, an action that will have a severe economic impact on Puerto Rico and the states:

“The president’s order, which halts the disbursement of federal funds for various initiatives, will have an immediate and negative impact on Puerto Rico and the states.