Puerto Rico 
An op-ed in the Miami Herald discusses the significant challenges facing Puerto Rico’s disaster survivors as they struggle to recover – without long-overdue assistance – from Tropical Storm Isaias, the COVID-19 pandemic, Hurricane Maria, and the devastating earthquakes. The op-ed outlines policy solutions to ensure that Puerto Rico’s disaster survivors receive the critical federal assistance that they need to recover.
Updated on August 19, 2020.
The Rolling Stone interviewed San Juan’s Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz. She spoke about President Trump’s negligent response to the 2017 hurricanes, and why it served as a precursor for the coronavirus pandemic.
Carlos ‘Johnny’ Mendez-Nunez, Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives praised the latest coronavirus stimulus package in an op-ed in Th Hill and called for Congress to extend the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Program to the island.
200,000 COVID-19 test kits ordered by Puerto Rico are sitting in a US mainland port awaiting FDA inspection. The tests were scheduled to arrive a week ago.
Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez sent a letter to Congress requesting federal funding for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) program so that the homeless U.S. citizens in Puerto Rico can have access to adequate shelter and avoid spreading COVID-19 throughout the community.