- 06.30.16
Obama signs Puerto Rico rescue package, issues subtweet
Proud to sign laws to improve transparency and avert a crisis in Puerto Rico. I’d hoped to use my pen more often before Congress left town.
— President Obama (@POTUS) June 30, 2016
The bill—which Obama signed on Thursday, hours after it passed in the Senate—will help address the $70 billion in debt Puerto Rico has racked up.
