Press Releases
Washington DC- La comisionada residente, Jenniffer González Colón, logró un compromiso expreso con la restauración ambiental del Caño Martín Peña en San Juan, por parte de la comisión encargada de asignar los fondos federales, el Comité de Apropiaciones de la Cámara de Representantes federal.
Today, I rise in respectful opposition to amendment number 28 to H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, introduced by the gentleman from the 6thCongressional District of Illinois, Mr. Peter Roskam.
Washington DC- The resident commissioner, Jenniffer González-Colón, pleaded before the Committee of Agriculture of the Federal House of Representatives, for three amendments to the HR 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, better known as the "Farm Bill" that seeks to benefit to the participants of the Nutritional Assistance Program (NAP) in Puerto Rico.
Washington DC -The resident commissioner, Jenniffer González-Colón, thanked Ben Carson, federal Housing Secretary (HUD, for its acronym in English) and Under Secretary Pam Patenaude, for having acceded to his claim and the governor of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rosselló, to extend for the third time the moratoria to foreclosures, for specific areas impacted by Hurricane Maria.
Washington DC- The resident commissioner, Jenniffer González-Colón, reiterated her call to the Corps of Engineers to extend its mission in Puerto Rico until the electrical service on the island is completely restored, in a speech today in the floor of the Federal House of Representatives.
Bayamón, Puerto Rico- The resident commissioner, Jenniffer González-Colón, celebrated the awarding of the Art Competition of the Congress of the United States where the work "María" of the tenth grade student Amanda I. Nazario won.
Washington DC- La comisionada residente, Jenniffer González Colón, anunció una nueva asignación de fondos que asciende a $815,585 por parte de la Fundación Nacional de las Artes para el Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña y la Universidad del Sagrado Corazón; la comisionada felicitó a ambas instituciones por la obtención de los fondos.
Yabucoa is the town with the least amount of people with electrical services, since Hurricane Irma. Congresswoman González Coleon with Mayor Surillo, senator Laureano and congressmen Rep. LaMalfa (R- California) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) met with FEMA, AEE, USACE, whom they petition restoration services.
San Juan, Puerto Rico- The resident commissioner, Jenniffer González Colón, took the Democratic Senator from the State of Oregon, Jeff Merkley, to the Cantera Peninsula to witness first-hand the vicissitudes of the community and the help that they need to recover after Hurricane Maria.
San Juan, Puerto Rico- The resident commissioner, Jenniffer González Colón, continues to seek to join efforts for the recovery of Puerto Rico in a bipartisan way, by having the visit to the island of the Democratic Senator from Oregon, Jeff Merkley, to know the impact Environmental, structural and electrical network of Hurricane Maria and the status of recovery work.