A ship with diesel fuel needed to run generators is stationed off the southern coast of Puerto Rico but it cannot dock because of the restrictions imposed under the Merchant Marine Act, also known as the Jones Act
STATEMENT ON PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE TOM STEYER’S ENDORSEMENT OF THE P4PR POLICY BLUEPRINT
Power 4 Puerto Rico Releases Open Letter to Presidential Candidates Urging Them to Support a Comprehensive Platform that Addresses Issues Affecting Puerto Rico
Washington, D.C. — Today, on the 18-month anniversary of Hurricane Maria hitting Puerto Rico— one of the deadliest hurricanes to impact the United States— the Power 4 Puerto Rico coalition released an open letter to all presidential candidates of both parties, urging them to support early on in their campaigns a comprehensive policy platform that addresses the most pressing issues facing the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. More than 30 local and national organizations have signed on to the letter, emphasizing solutions that would put Puerto Rico on a path to greater sustainability, self-reliance, and empowerment.