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PRFAA explains why Biden calls for extending SSI to the Island while the U.S. Attorney General calls for not extending SSI to the island
The director of the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration (PRFAA), Carmen Feliciano Márquez, explains to NotiCel the latest developments related to the demand for the extension of SSI to the island, a campaign promise of President Joseph...
Statement by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on Puerto Rico
JUNE 07, 2021-STATEMENTS AND RELEASES https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/06/07/statement-by-president-joseph-r-biden-jr-on-puerto-rico/?fbclid=IwAR3Gk8NjbOCEIfcMFQR5UxdlUCmO3N1iAdCYga7WtMAXzo7oFFzAh3nKriU Today, the Department of Justice...
Biden follows Trump in defending Puerto Rico benefits exclusion
Lawrence Hurley / June 7, 2021 https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/biden-follows-trump-defending-puerto-rico-benefits-exclusion-2021-06-07/ President Joe Biden on Monday said his administration will defend at the U.S. Supreme Court a law that excludes...
Joe Biden justified upholding court challenge to Puerto Rico's access to SSI, even though he says it goes against his public policy.
Monday, June 7, 2021 - 4:01 p.m./ By José A. Delgado...
Biden justifies contradiction between his policy and federal Justice's position on SSI in Puerto Rico The president urged Congress to extend these benefits to all residents of Puerto Rico.
By Metro Puerto Rico Monday, June 07, 2021, at 13:21 ...
Governor says Biden's decision on SSI benefit in Puerto Rico comes as no surprise
By Manuel Guillama Capella Monday, June 07, 2021 https://www.metro.pr/pr/noticias/2021/06/07/gobernador-manifiesta-no-sorpresa-decision-biden-beneficio-del-ssi-puerto-rico.html Governor Pedro Pierluisi assured that he anticipated the determination of the...