Congress Agrees On Plan To Help Puerto Rico Restructure $70 Billion Debt – NPR

After months of negotiation, Republicans and Democrats in Congress have agreed on a plan to help Puerto Rico deal with its crushing $70 billion debt. It sets up a control board to investigate the U.S. territory’s murky financial picture and restructure its debt payments to creditors. Read the full article at: http://www.npr.org/2016/05/19/478729095/congress-agrees-on-plan-to-help-puerto-rico-restructure-70-billion-debt

Puerto Rico Debt Crisis: Republicans Introduce Bill To Help Manage US Territory’s Financial Obligations – International Business Times

House Republicans have introduced long-awaited legislation to help Puerto Rico manage its deepening debt crisis. A revised bill was introduced late Wednesday would create a control board to help manage the U.S. territory’s financial obligations and oversee some debt restructuring, the Associated Press reported. House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop said Wednesday that decisions…

Trump to hold rally in New Jersey to help Christie pay debt – New York’s PIX11 / WPIX-TV

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. Donald Trump is going to hold a rally in New Jersey to help Gov. Chris Christie pay off the debt he incurred running for president. The presumptive Republican presidential nominees fundraising rally will take place Thursday at the National Guard Armory in Lawrenceville. Christie endorsed Trump after the governor suspended his campaign for…