“The control board would still have veto power over Puerto Rico’s budget, laws, financial plans, regulations, contracts, and other vital decisions that should be made by the duly elected officials of the island, not seven unelected bureaucrats,” says Federico de Jesús, a former Obama administration official and Puerto Rico government aide.
“It’s universally disliked by bondholders and people in Puerto Rico from all sides of the aisle,” said Federico de Jesus, principal at FDJ Solutions in Washington, D.C. “And it’s a very offensive bill,” de Jesus said. […] “The Republican Congress is always talking about small government and the need to get government off our back […]
En declaraciones a este diario, el analista Federico de Jesús, de origen boricua, dio la razón a los detractores de la propuesta por considerar que ésta “pretende suspender la democracia” en la isla. La junta de control fiscal “tendría el poder unilateral para anular leyes u otras acciones debidamente aprobadas por el gobierno estatal, reducirle […]
Puerto Rico Should be on Millennials’ Minds Puerto Rico is in dire financial straits. The U.S. territory faces an outstanding debt of 72 billion dollars and an unemployment rate of roughly 12 percent. GVH Live spoke to Federico A. de Jesus, founder of FDJ Solutions, a consulting company helping clients navigate the situation in Puerto […]
“The influx of Puerto Ricans really puts the Puerto Rican vote, which is close to 700,000 eligible Puerto Rican voters, up for grabs,” Federico de Jesus, a public affairs consultant, told Geraldo Rivera. “The Democrats can’t afford to take it for granted.” Watch the latest video at <a href=”http://video.foxnews.com”>video.foxnews.com</a>
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Sanders’ big lead in New Hampshire “probably will make Latinos and other voters take a second look at him,” said Federico de Jesus, a Democratic strategist and founder of FDJ Solutions. Clinton has a longer history of standing with and fighting for the Latino community, de Jesus added “In the caucus in Nevada, it will […]
Federico de Jesus, a Democratic political consultant, said Rubio isn’t likely to be appealing beyond the GOP voting Hispanics. Rubio’s immigration position is similar to Sen. John McCain’s, Obama’s opponent in 2008, he said. McCain stayed out of the immigration reform bill negotiations and backed away from the McCain-Kennedy immigration bill that he crafted with […]
Ex Obama campaign advisor, Federico de Jesús, assured in an interview with “La Tarde de NTN24” program that the Republican Party establishment is starting to wake up to the fact that Trump’s candidacy is serious and he could win. El exasesor electoral de Barack Obama, Federico de Jesús, aseguró en entrevista con el programa La […]
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Para el estratega demócrata, Federico de Jesús, lo que la carta logra es “disuadir a los republicanos de imponerle una junta de control financiera a la isla sin que ésta vaya acompañada de permitirle a Puerto Rico acogerse a la bancarrota”. “Hasta ahora, el Congreso republicano no ha demostrado señales de querer ayudar a Puerto […]
Federico de Jesús, a Democratic strategist, said the expected timing of the final ruling and the Supreme Court agreement to consider the full merits of the case is a win-win for Democrats. “I think the decision will cement Obama’s legacy with Latino voters and on the immigration issue,” de Jesús said. He said it could […]
El Nuevo Día: Federal debate resurfaces “Until now, Congress has not shown wilingness to return the capacity of filing for Chapter 9 bankruptcy to Puerto Rico nor provide it with parity in federal health care funding. Republicans have so far introduced proposals that are not serious and although efforts to break the impasse should continue, […]
“Federico de Jesús, a political and media strategist who is Puerto Rican, said the news conference was the largest single gathering of Puerto Ricans on Capitol Hill that he’d seen in his 17 years in Washington.”
CNN En Español: Puerto Rico’s debt Federico de Jesús, former Puerto Rico Washington office official, talks about the hearing where Gov. García Padilla spoke about the options for the island. Federico de Jesús, ex funcionario de oficina de PR en Washington, habla sobre audiencia en la que participó Gob. García Padilla y las opciones para la […]
Former Obama advisor said on NTN24 that France can be the “bridge” between US and Russia. Exasesor de Barack Obama aseguró en NTN24 que Francia puede ser “el puente” entre Estados Unidos y Rusia
Entravisión: The Republican campaign after the debate We examine how the Republican campaign has evolved after the last debate sponsored by Fox Business Network and the Wall Street Journal. Republican analyst Rocío Vélez and Democratic analyst Federico de Jesús give us their thoughts. VIDEO: La campaña republicana después del debate | Política