Obama Urges Senate to Help Puerto Rico

U.S. President Barack Obama is urging the Senate to swiftly send him a bill to help Puerto Rico mange its staggering debt crisis. He said Saturday in his weekly address the House of Representatives has already passed a bipartisan bill to address the crisis, and now the Senate must "move quickly to follow suit." He said the island is facing another $2 billion debt payment that it cannot pay. "There is only one way for Puerto Rico to pull itself out of this...

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