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Call Congress: Puerto Rico
Apr. 27th, 2016 05:48 pmAnother congressional action alert for US peeps!
Guys, if you watch John Oliver you know just how screwed Puerto Rico is right now.
Short version: huge numbers of bizarre loopholes in US laws (since PR is a territory and not a state) let the PR government play fast and loose with finances and make some decisions with shitty long-term consequences that are now coming home to roost, with catastrophic consequences for PR, leaving them in HUGE debt. Basic services like hospitals and schools are being closed left and right. They need the ability to restructure their debt and get some breathing room for a long-term solution, and need Congressional approval to do it.
Guess what! YOU TOO can call your congressional representative and urge them to let PR restructure itself! Jubilee USA has a handy dandy little form that a) gives you your representatives phone number and b) gives you a script to read.
As always, directly calling or emailing your representative has a LOT more impact than signing a petition online. Using the above form, it is SOOPER EASY.
Guys, if you watch John Oliver you know just how screwed Puerto Rico is right now.
Short version: huge numbers of bizarre loopholes in US laws (since PR is a territory and not a state) let the PR government play fast and loose with finances and make some decisions with shitty long-term consequences that are now coming home to roost, with catastrophic consequences for PR, leaving them in HUGE debt. Basic services like hospitals and schools are being closed left and right. They need the ability to restructure their debt and get some breathing room for a long-term solution, and need Congressional approval to do it.
Guess what! YOU TOO can call your congressional representative and urge them to let PR restructure itself! Jubilee USA has a handy dandy little form that a) gives you your representatives phone number and b) gives you a script to read.
As always, directly calling or emailing your representative has a LOT more impact than signing a petition online. Using the above form, it is SOOPER EASY.
