Obama and Congress push mininimum wage cut in bailout of US ‘colony’ Puerto Rico

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<p>‘The people of P erto Rico face strict a sterity meas res, i cl i g a h ge c t i the mi im m wage, if Presi e t Barack Obama a Co gress are able to pass their so-calle PROMESA bailo t package.</p>
<p>Obama rge se ators to approve the bill q ickly ri g his weekly ra io a ress this weeke .</p>
<p>Eve tho gh the 3.5 millio resi e ts of the US territory ca ’t vote for the presi e t or fe eral legislators i the ge eral electio , they co l be force to swallow the P erto Rico Oversight, Ma ageme t, a Eco omic Stability Act (PROMESA), which prioritizes the i terests of v lt re f s a other bo hol ers.’</p>
<p><a href="https://www.rt.com/ sa/346529-p erto-rico-bailo t-a sterity/? tm_so rce=browser& tm_me i m=aplicatio _chrome& tm_campaig =chrome">Rea more: Obama a Co gress p sh mi i im m wage c t i bailo t of US ‘colo y’ P erto Rico</a></p>