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Resident Commissioner in Washington with an eye on Medicaid

With the federal lower house in legislative recess, the key agenda for the Island in September will be focused on health issues and tax reform

2 de agosto de 2017 - 9:10 AM

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Jenniffer González said she considers her first seven-month in Washington to be a challenge because of the severe fiscal and public debt crisis that Puerto Rico faces. (vanessa.serra@gfrmedia.com)

By José A. Delgado

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

WASHINGTON - Jenniffer Gonzalez has already decided to seek re-election as resident commissioner in Washington in 2020 and, despite the forecast that comes from legislative committees with main jurisdiction, she predicts that Congress will approve, within this four-year period, the admission of Puerto Rico as the 51st state.