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Local Leaders Push Congress to Abolish Puerto Rico’s ‘PROMESA’ Law

Puerto Rico’s financial oversight board, established by the PROMESA law in 2016, has “exacerbated the structural inequalities and austerity in Puerto Rico,” one local leader said.

Local Leaders Push Congress to Abolish Puerto Rico’s ‘PROMESA’ Law

Local Leaders Push Congress to Abolish Puerto Rico’s ‘PROMESA’ Law

Puerto Rico’s financial oversight board, established by the PROMESA law in 2016, has “exacerbated the structural inequalities and austerity in Puerto Rico,” one local leader said.

Local Leaders Push Congress to Abolish Puerto Rico’s ‘PROMESA’ Law

On Thursday, September 16, District 53 Assemblywoman Maritza Davila and District Leader Samy Nemir-Olivares pushed for the repeal of the PROMESA Law in a rally on Moore Street just days before the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Maria hitting Puerto Rico.

“We demand that we address, once and for all, the political colonial status of the island. That…

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