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Puerto Rico’s Gov. Challenges New Austerity Measures Imposed by Fiscal Control Board

HeadlineMar 29, 2018

Puerto Rico’s Governor Ricardo Roselló challenged Puerto Rico’s unelected, congressionally imposed fiscal control board in an impassioned speech on Wednesday, only hours after the board told the governor they were mandating additional austerity measures, including cuts to the island’s pension system. Roselló has repeatedly rejected the idea of any cuts to the pension system. The proposed additional austerity measures come as Puerto Rico is still recovering from Hurricane Maria.

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