Puerto Rico - Obama Presidency Oral History

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Dan Pfeiffer

...declares he's going on vacation to Puerto Rico —and he's not bringing his BlackBerr...

Cecilia Muñoz

...him in Texas. I think she beat him in Puerto Rico . Oh no, she beat him in the Latin...
...you about was about the task force on Puerto Rico 's political status and your work wit...
...and I'm connected to the community in Puerto Rico , that they know that this is part o...
...economic recession was much worse in Puerto Rico than it was on the mainland Unite...
...what you guys can do economically for Puerto Rico ,” and they did. We also went back an...

...had ever been—it had never convened in Puerto Rico . So, we convened in Puerto Rico! T...
...in Puerto Rico. So, we convened in Puerto Rico ! To hear from people there, becaus...
...So, we held a task force meeting in Puerto Rico . When we got there, I got foo...
...where we are hearing from people in Puerto Rico . The state legislature, th...
...state legislature, the legislature of Puerto Rico , because these issues are ver...
...to us when we arrived. When I got to Puerto Rico , I had to be escorted into the hote...
...being deliberate about thinking about Puerto Rico is this task force. It was huge new...
...legislation which says, “If people in Puerto Rico vote—hold a plebiscite, we agree i...
...other plebiscites that have happened in Puerto Rico is that there was never any assuranc...
...have to make a difference for people in Puerto Rico ? [It] didn't change enough, but it wa...

Stephanie Valencia

...that it wasn't really until after the Puerto Rico primary in 2008 that we were reall...
...that ultimately almost came down to Puerto Rico . The island of Puerto Rico, ...
...down to Puerto Rico. The island of Puerto Rico , a territory of the United States, no...
...and others going to the island of Puerto Rico , preparing that it could have com...
...have to talk about the issue of Puerto Rico . Democratic candidates have to tal...

...have to talk about the issue of Puerto Rico . But it was quite funny that we ha...
...battle to those final delegates in Puerto Rico . Ultimately the primary was ove...
...plunge for Hillary. You mentioned the Puerto Rico primary as a turning point for Latin...
...think a lot of what Barack Obama did in Puerto Rico in the primary ended up paying off fo...
...of late-night meetings making sure that Puerto Rico would be included in the Recovery Ac...
...things that I remember. One was Puerto Rico . You know, Puerto Rico is a territor...
...One was Puerto Rico. You know, Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States. I...
...is just different with regard to Puerto Rico . But it is still part of the Unite...
...many things we had to do to ensure that Puerto Rico was well covered in the Recovery Ac...
...even more terrible economic crisis in Puerto Rico that continued for many years beyon...
...ask for President Obama's time to go to Puerto Rico .” That was a really important one tha...
...you tell me about that trip to Puerto Rico ? Yes. Oh, man, that trip was a lo...
...Obama was the first president to visit Puerto Rico since Kennedy had been, so it had been...
...since a sitting president had visited Puerto Rico . As I mentioned earlier, Puerto Ric...
...Puerto Rico. As I mentioned earlier, Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States. I...
...list, for so many reasons. The way that Puerto Rico was bubbling up as an issue o...
...the political infrastructure in Puerto Rico is actually very complicated. Ther...
...delicate balance. But when I arrived in Puerto Rico , I got there a couple of days ahead o...
...on the tarmac at this air base in Puerto Rico . It was phenomenal. He delivered thi...

Rick Wade

...of the White House Task Forces on Puerto Rico , Small Business Contracting...
...things that we didn't talk about. The Puerto Rico Task Force—that was a lot of fun—whic...
...was a lot of fun—which took me to Puerto Rico for a big town hall on—they were kin...
...about, you know the big issue, of Puerto Rico becoming a state. And I was one of th...
...there on the task force for Puerto Rico . I don't know how I got on that tas...

Krysta Harden

...Climate Sub-Hub in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico , in 2015. Can you talk a bit about th...
...to help find solutions. The one in Puerto Rico was a perfect example looking at reall...

Kevin Concannon

...other parts, you know, South America, Puerto Rico , what have you. Puerto Rico, not s...
...America, Puerto Rico, what have you. Puerto Rico , not so much. But they—part of it i...

Katie McCormick Lelyveld

...and other crisis situations. After Puerto Rico , he's in India right now, and he stoo...

Eric Waldo

...mom is Rosana Torre. She's from Caguas, Puerto Rico . My dad is a Jewish guy from th...

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