Press Releases
Washington DC- After the rise of comments and chatter about a posible colure of Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón reported she has taken steps to ensure the continuing permanence of the military base.
Washington DC- Luego de que se rumorara por diversos sectores el posible cierre de Fort Buchanan, la comisionada residente de Puerto Rico, Jenniffer González Colón, realizó gestiones para asegurar la permanencia de dicha base.
Washington, DC- Resident Commissioner Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon was joined by other 15 Members of Congress in sending a letter to federal health care agencies calling attention to the unequal treatment of the territory in Medicare reimbursements and to the need to strengthen the Medicare Advantage program in Puerto Rico.
Washington, DC- La comisionada residente Jenniffer González, junto a otros 15 congresistas enviaron una misiva a agencias de salud federal, donde instan a que se fortalezcan los programas de Medicare Advantage para la Isla, y donde subrayan la disparidad en los reembolsos comparado con otras jurisdicciones.
Resident Commissioner calls on Board to assist Congress and White House in avoiding health care crisis
Washington DC- Jenniffer González-Colón, Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, issued a letter to the Puerto Rico Fiscal Oversight Board in response to their communication to the Governor of Puerto Rico last January 18, in which she invites them to join in fighting for the funding necessary to sustain Medicaid in the territory, rather than threaten to derail efforts to secure health care fundin
Comisionada invita a la Junta ayudar en el Congreso y Casa Blanca para evitar crisis de salud
San Juan, Puerto Rico- La comisionada residente Jenniffer González Colón, junto al secretario de Salud Rafael Rodríguez Mercado, presentó los informes confeccionados por el Departamento de Salud federal en donde se detalla el trato discriminatorio en programas federales a raíz de la situación territorial y pérdida de fondos que enfrentaría Puerto Rico en el sistema de salud.
San Juan, Puerto Rico – Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón, together with Puerto Rico Health Secretary Rafael Rodríguez-Mercado, presented reports prepared by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that detail the discriminatory treatment in federal programs due to the territorial status and the loss of health care funding facing Puerto Rico.
Comisionada logra nombramiento en Comité de Pequeños Negocios
Washington, DC – La comisionada residente Jenniffer González Colón fue seleccionada por el liderato republicano para servir en el Comité de Asuntos del Veterano, Comité de Pequeños Negocios y en el Comité de Recursos Naturales de la Cámara de Representantes federal.
Resident Commissioner also named to House Small Business Committee
Washington, DC – Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón has been selected by the US House of Representatives leadership to serve in the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, Small Business Committee, and Committee on Natural Resources.