Recent Congressional Statements on Puerto Rico

Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate issue press releases and other statements on multiple topics via their official websites. Represent regularly checks for new statements and posts links to them here. You can search the titles and text of the statements.

Recent Topics Impeachments

Date	Member	Party	State / District	Title
Oct. 5, 2017	Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan	I	Northern Marina Islands-79	Congress addresses Puerto Rico relief
Oct. 1, 2017	Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan	I	Northern Marina Islands-79	Helping Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Oct. 9, 2017	Tom Cole	R	Okla.-4	Supporting Our Fellow Citizens In Puerto Rico
Oct. 6, 2017	Robert Menendez	D	N.J.	Menendez, Nelson, Gillibrand Warn of Public Health Crisis in Puerto Rico, Urge Health Dept. to Take Action
Oct. 6, 2017	Robert Menendez	D	N.J.	Menendez Leads Senate Call for Suspension of Puerto Rico’s Austerity Fiscal Plan in Hurricanes’ Aftermath
Oct. 6, 2017	Kirsten E. Gillibrand	D	N.Y.	Gillibrand, Kaine, Johnson, Gardner, Blumenthal To Travel To Puerto Rico On Bipartisan Codel
Oct. 6, 2017	Edward J. Markey	D	Mass.	Senator Markey Joins Senator Menendez in Calling for Suspension of Puerto Rico’s Austerity Fiscal Plan in Hurricanes’ Aftermath
Oct. 6, 2017	Kirsten E. Gillibrand	D	N.Y.	Gillibrand, Kane, Johnson, Gardner, Blumenthal To Travel To Puerto Rico On Bipartisan Codel
Oct. 6, 2017	Richard Blumenthal	D	Conn.	Blumenthal, Kaine, Johnson, Gillibrand, Gardner to Travel to Puerto Rico on Bipartisan CODEL
Oct. 5, 2017	Marcy Kaptur	D	Ohio-9	Kaptur urges attention and action to address humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico
Oct. 5, 2017	Gary Palmer	R	Ala.-6	Palmer and Velzquez Introduce Puerto Rico Humanitarian Relief Act
Oct. 5, 2017	Robert Menendez	D	N.J.	*VIDEO* Menendez on Senate Floor Calls for Puerto Rico Aid Package and Blasts Trump’s Lackluster Response to Hurricane Maria
Oct. 5, 2017	Robert Menendez	D	N.J.	Menendez Calls for Puerto Rico Aid Package and Blasts Trump’s Lackluster Response
Oct. 2, 2017	Elizabeth Warren	D	Mass.	Western Mass News: Sen. Warren discusses Puerto Rico relief efforts in Springfield
Sept. 29, 2017	Maxine Waters	D	Calif.-43	Congresswoman Waters Slams Trump Administration for Not Doing More for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Sept. 29, 2017	Bob Casey	D	Pa.	Casey, Senate Colleagues to Trump: Use Cold War-Era Defense Production Act to Hasten Puerto Rico Response
Oct. 2, 2017	Mazie K. Hirono	D	Hawaii	Hirono: The Trump Administration is Not Doing Enough So Long as People in Puerto Rico Do Not Have Food, Water, and Electricity
Oct. 4, 2017	Lisa Murkowski	R	Alaska	Murkowski Committed to Long-term Recovery Efforts in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Oct. 3, 2017	Richard Blumenthal	D	Conn.	As President Trump Travels to Puerto Rico, Blumenthal Presses Administration Officials on Inadequacies of the Federal Response to Hurricane Maria
Oct. 3, 2017	Robert Menendez	D	N.J.	Menendez Updates Local Leaders Following Trip to Survey Hurricane Damage in Puerto Rico
Oct. 3, 2017	Robert Menendez	D	N.J.	Menendez Back form Puerto Rico, Updates Local Elected Officials and COmmunity Leaders
Sept. 29, 2017	Robert Menendez	D	N.J.	Menendez, Booker, Democrats to Trump: Use Cold War-Era Defense Production Act to Hasten Puerto Rico Response
Oct. 2, 2017	Elizabeth Warren	D	Mass.	We must act NOW in Puerto Rico & the U.S. Virgin Islands
Oct. 3, 2017	Marco Rubio	R	Fla.	La recuperacin de Puerto Rico
Oct. 1, 2017	Christopher H. Smith	R	N.J.-4	<span class ="kicker">Trentonian article on Puerto Rico</span>'Smith says Trump must increase federal aid to Puerto Rico'
Oct. 2, 2017	Adriano Espaillat	D	N.Y.-13	Advisory: REP. ADRIANO ESPAILLAT TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE UPON RETURN FROM PUERTO RICO
Oct. 2, 2017	Robert Menendez	D	N.J.	Menendez Sees First Hand the Devastation in Puerto Rico
Sept. 29, 2017	Robert Menendez	D	N.J.	*PHOTO RELEASE* Menendez Sees First Hand the Devastation in Puerto Rico
Oct. 2, 2017	Robert J. Wittman	R	Va.-1	Wittman Stands with Puerto Rico
Sept. 30, 2017	Jack Reed	D	R.I.	Reed Condemns Trump’s Insults to People of Puerto Rico
Oct. 1, 2017	Marco Rubio	R	Fla.	VIDEO: Rubio Discusses Recovery Efforts in Puerto Rico, State Department Response to Attacks on U.S. Diplomats in Havana
Sept. 29, 2017	Elizabeth Warren	D	Mass.	Warren Joins Menendez, Booker, In Urging Trump to Use Defense Production Act to Hasten Puerto Rico Response
Sept. 29, 2017	Christopher H. Smith	R	N.J.-4	Puerto Rico Needs Our Help
Sept. 29, 2017	Darren Soto	D	Fla.-9	Soto Recovery Efforts for Puerto Rico & USVI
Sept. 29, 2017	Richard J. Durbin	D	Ill.	Durbin: We Must Do More For Puerto Rico During Humanitarian Crisis
Sept. 25, 2017	Adriano Espaillat	D	N.Y.-13	REP. ADRIANO ESPAILLAT STATEMENT ON FEDERAL HURRICANE MARIA RELIEF EFFORTS
Sept. 25, 2017	Christopher S. Murphy	D	Conn.	MURPHY: WASHINGTON HAS NEGLECTED PUERTO RICO. CONGRESS NEEDS TO DO BETTER.
Sept. 22, 2017	Darren Soto	D	Fla.-9	Rep. Soto, Members of Congress Request Support for Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands from Federal Government
Sept. 21, 2017	Robert Menendez	D	N.J.	Menendez Briefed by FEMA Leaders on Puerto Rico Disaster Response in Wake of Hurricane Maria
Sept. 20, 2017	Marco Rubio	R	Fla.	Rubio, Nelson Ask President, Attorney General for Puerto Rico Assistance in Light of Hurricane Maria
Sept. 20, 2017	Robert Menendez	D	N.J.	Menéndez Sobre Impacto del Huracán María en Puerto Rico
Sept. 20, 2017	Robert Menendez	D	N.J.	Menendez on Hurricane Maria Making Landfall on Puerto Rico
Sept. 12, 2017	Robert Menendez	D	N.J.	Senate Passes Menendez Bill to Protect Investors and Retirees in Puerto Rico
Aug. 25, 2017	Richard Blumenthal	D	Conn.	Blumenthal Urges EPA to Address Toxic Coal Ash in Puerto Rico
June 13, 2017	Tom Cotton	R	Ark.	Cotton Seeks Additional Answers from the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico
June 13, 2017	Darren Soto	D	Fla.-9	Soto Statement: The People of Puerto Rico Have Spoken
June 12, 2017	Ron Wyden	D	Ore.	Wyden Statement on Puerto Rico’s Vote for Statehood
June 6, 2017	Darren Soto	D	Fla.-9	Congressman Sotos Statement About Puerto Ricos Upcoming Plebiscite
May 24, 2017	Charles E. Grassley	R	Iowa	The Cautionary Tale of Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Crisis and PROMESA’s Broken Promises
May 4, 2017	Darren Soto	D	Fla.-9	Congressman Soto statement about Puerto Rico declaring bankruptcy under PROMESA

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