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Vieques compensation language in Budget Reconciliation Bill sparks controversy

Commissioner Jenniffer González unsuccessfully filed an amendment that the Democratic majority warned could create jurisdictional problems and complicate its approval in the Senate

September 3, 2021 - 12:34 PM

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El congresista Raúl Grijalva reafirmó el reclamo para que el gobernador renuncie.  En la foto, lo  acompañan la congresista Nydia Velázquez y la comisionada residente Jenniffer González.
Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raúl Grijalva, Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González, and Puerto Rican Democrat Representative Nydia Velázquez. (vanessa.serra@gfrmedia.com)

Washington D. C.- The Democratic majority in the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee warned today that they want to advance a reduced version of legislation that would compensate Vieques residents -for damage caused by the U.S. Navy using the area as a bombing range and site for military-training exercise- to avoid a jurisdictional problem that would halt the proposal.

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