NAPREC Editorial Team 9/14/26 NAPREC Editorial Team 9/14/26

SSI and Puerto Rico: when geography changes the safety net

A person’s support needs do not disappear when an address changes. Yet program rules can treat that move as decisive. Supplemental Security Income provides a clear example of why territorial policy has consequences for everyday life.

NAPREC Editorial Team 9/14/26 NAPREC Editorial Team 9/14/26

What should follow a Washington statehood summit?

After a Washington statehood summit, measure progress through public positions, bill sponsorship, hearings, votes, and verifiable follow-up.

NAPREC Editorial Team 9/14/26 NAPREC Editorial Team 9/14/26

The Jones Act debate needs evidence, not a single price claim

For an island economy, shipping policy deserves careful scrutiny. The difficulty is separating a law’s effects from the many other factors that influence transportation costs and retail prices.

NAPREC Editorial Team 9/14/26 NAPREC Editorial Team 9/14/26

Citizenship, representation, and Puerto Rico’s next question

The citizenship anniversary raises a continuing question: how do federal representation and voting rights differ for residents of Puerto Rico?

NAPREC Editorial Team 9/14/26 NAPREC Editorial Team 9/14/26

Food security in Puerto Rico: the questions behind NAP and SNAP

Families experience nutrition policy at the grocery checkout. Policymakers experience it through program rules, budgets, and eligibility formulas. A useful debate must connect those two perspectives.

NAPREC Editorial Team 9/14/26 NAPREC Editorial Team 9/14/26

Why the Insular Cases still belong in the equality conversation

Legal history can feel remote until its categories shape the way government treats a community. The Insular Cases and the doctrine of unincorporated territory remain central reference points in Puerto Rico’s civil-rights debate.

NAPREC Editorial Team 9/14/26 NAPREC Editorial Team 9/14/26

Honoring Puerto Rico veterans means supporting access and voice

Recognition matters, but veterans and military families also need practical access to services. An advocacy agenda should make room for both public appreciation and the ordinary work of finding care, resolving questions, and following up.

NAPREC Editorial Team 9/14/26 NAPREC Editorial Team 9/14/26

Reliable electricity is an equality issue—and an accountability test

Electricity supports far more than lighting. It enables refrigeration, communication, work, and the operation of essential facilities. Puerto Rico’s energy debate should therefore be judged by service people can depend on.

NAPREC Editorial Team 9/14/26 NAPREC Editorial Team 9/14/26

PROMESA: fiscal accountability must include the public

Public debt debates are often expressed in terms of balances and repayment schedules. Residents also need to know what those decisions mean for essential services and who has authority to make them.

NAPREC Editorial Team 9/14/26 NAPREC Editorial Team 9/14/26

What a serious Puerto Rico status proposal must explain

A slogan can express a goal. A status proposal must explain how to reach it. For Puerto Rico, the difference matters because a ballot choice, a congressional bill, and an enacted transition are separate steps.

NAPREC Editorial Team 9/14/26 NAPREC Editorial Team 9/14/26

Why predictable Medicaid funding matters to Puerto Rico families

Health coverage should be dependable enough for a family to plan treatment and for a clinic to plan staffing. Puerto Rico’s Medicaid debate is therefore about more than a federal funding headline. It is also about the stability of the system behind the insurance card.

NAPREC Editorial Team 9/19/21 NAPREC Editorial Team 9/19/21

NAPREC Petitions Senator Marco Rubio to Cosponsor the Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act

The National Puerto Rican Equality Coalition (NAPREC) organized the first in a series of grassroots efforts to petition and urge elected officials to support and cosponsor H.R. 1522/S.780, Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act, to provide the U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico equality through statehood.

NAPREC Editorial Team 9/10/21 NAPREC Editorial Team 9/10/21

NAPREC to hold a “Patriots Gathering” at Senator Rubio’s Orlando office

Archived announcement (September 10, 2021). On September 17th at 3:00 PM NAPREC will host a "Patriots Gathering" in the Orlando offices of Senator Marco Rubio.

NAPREC Editorial Team 7/19/21 NAPREC Editorial Team 7/19/21

NAPREC organiza foro virtual junto a los Delegados congresionales de Puerto Rico

Anuncio archivado (19 de julio de 2021). NAPREC le extiende su invitación a nuestro Virtual Townhall junto a la Delegación Congresional de Puerto Rico.

NAPREC Editorial Team 6/13/21 NAPREC Editorial Team 6/13/21

Congress to debate constitutionality of Rep. Velazquez status bill

Archived announcement (June 13, 2021). The chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva D-Ariz., announced a June 16 hearing on legislation focused on Puerto Rico’s political status.

NAPREC Editorial Team 6/6/21 NAPREC Editorial Team 6/6/21

NAPREC Memorial Day Event: A call for Statehood and Puerto Rican Equality

As part of Memorial Day in Orlando, Florida, the inaugural activity of the National Puerto Rican Equality Coalition (NAPREC) was a call, by the new civil movement for the advancement of statehood for Puerto Rico among US residents in the states.

NAPREC Editorial Team 5/14/21 NAPREC Editorial Team 5/14/21

The National Puerto Rican Equality Coalition to host a Memorial Day event

Archived announcement (May 14, 2021). The National Puerto Rican Equality Coalition (NAPREC) Executive Board would like to invite you to attend the organization’s “Puerto Rican’s Equality Day” kickoff event, which will take place on Monday, May 31, 2021 at 6:00 pm at 513 W. Colonial Dr., Orlando, FL 32804.

NAPREC Editorial Team 4/5/21 NAPREC Editorial Team 4/5/21

Congressional Committee to hold hearing regarding Puerto Rico Admission

Archived announcement (April 5, 2021). Two competing bills that seek to address Puerto Rico’s status as the oldest U.S. Territory will get full hearings in the U.S. House of Representatives’ Natural Resources Committee on April 14.

NAPREC Editorial Team 3/11/19 NAPREC Editorial Team 3/11/19

The price of equality

Memorial Day brings about the solemn reminder that the price of freedom is not only about voting and lawmaking but about each citizen’s duty and sacrifices.

NAPREC Editorial Team 3/11/19 NAPREC Editorial Team 3/11/19

El valor de la representación en el Congreso

Estados Unidos es una unión de estados. Basado en el principio democrático de que cada persona tiene un voto igual, que cada Estado es igual a los demás y que todos estamos representados por funcionarios electos que nos rinden cuentas.