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Senators and Congress members propose prohibiting Board consultants from providing services to the Puerto Rico government

Republican Marco Rubio leads the bill in the Senate and Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González, in the House.

March 24, 2023 - 11:32 AM

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For Senator Rubio, his bill is “common sense: no company should be able to advise the island’s financial oversight and management board while actively advising the very clients who stand to monetarily profit from being granted large contracts from the government of Puerto Rico.” (CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH)

By José A. Delgado

Corresponsal de El Nuevo Día en Washington D. C.jose.delgado@gfrmedia.com

Washington, D.C. - Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner in Washington Jenniffer González proposed amending PROMESA to prohibit a firm advising the Oversight Board from also proving services to Puerto Rico’s elected government under the oversight of the Board.