WASHINGTON, DC --The Power 4 Puerto Rico coalition issued the following statement after Brock Long, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), announced he would step down from his position as the head of the agency.

Washington, DC -- The Power 4 Puerto Rico coalition issued the following statement after Judge Laura Taylor Swain approved a Puerto Rico debt restructuring deal involving the Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation (known as COFINA by its Spanish acronym):

WASHINGTON, DC -- In light of reports regarding disputes between U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) officials and the White House over disaster aid owed to Puerto Rico, the Power 4 Puerto Rico coalition issued the following statement and call to action:

Washington, D.C. – The Power 4 Puerto Rico coalition released the following statement in response to reports that the Trump Administration is considering installing a federal official with new jurisdiction over Puerto Rico disaster relief.

Dear Leaders McCarthy, Pelosi, McConnell, and Schumer:

As you prepare for the 116th Congress, the undersigned public interest, advocacy, and direct service organizations would like for you to commit to fully rebuilding and revitalizing the Island of Puerto Rico and make this a top legislative priority. Regardless of the outcome of this year’s midterm elections, there is much to be done in order for Congress to meet its obligations as the ultimate decision maker over Puerto Rico’s affairs. We enclose an issue-by-issue summary of pending agenda items, including:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The members of the national Power 4 Puerto Rico coalition of civil rights, faith-based, labor and advocacy organizations issued the following statements as they came together to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria through a National Week of Action, entitled “Boricuas Remember.”

A national coalition of leaders from civil rights, faith-based, labor and advocacy organizations will come together across the United States under the Power 4 Puerto Rico banner to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria through a National Week of Action, entitled “Boricuas Remember.” 

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Power 4 Puerto Rico coalition released the following statement after the publication of a third independent report estimating the number of deaths caused by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico at nearly 3,000 people. Other studies released earlier this year have estimated the death toll on the island from 1,000 to as many as 8,000.