Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Luis Fortuno [R, PR-0]

Lawmakers favor gas guzzlers when leasing

2008-06-30T00:00:00Z

For example, Luis Fortuno, Puerto Ricoâ€™s representative in the House, pays $1179 a month for his 2006 Ford Expedition (12 miles per gallon city). ...

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Puerto Rico Senator Asks Spain For Help

2008-06-19T00:00:00Z

He is being challenged by Resident Commissioner Luis Fortuno, the representative of Puerto Rico in the US House of Representatives. ...

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Stumping to island beat

2008-05-31T00:00:00Z

"If they're showing interest in our issues and they're spending time and money and effort in Puerto Rico now," said Luis FortuÃ±o, the island's delegate to ...

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US election highlights Puerto Rico's 'unequal' status

2008-05-20T00:00:00Z

"We send thousands of our soldiers abroad to fight for democracy: One man, one vote," says Luis FortuÃ±o, the territory's representative in Congress and a ...

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Democrats claim more Hispanic voters in Florida than GOP

2008-05-09T00:00:00Z

On Saturday the state GOP will host a Hispanic Leadership Conference in Orlando, headlined by US Rep. Luis Fortuno of Puerto Rico and US Commerce Secretary ...

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AP Weekly News Calendar

2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

ORLANDO, Florida _ The state Republican party holds its first Hispanic conference, featuring Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, US Rep. Luis Fortuno and ...

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Puerto Rico Bond Battle

2008-04-28T00:00:00Z

The governor has maintained his innocence since the charges became public and throughout the prior two-year investigation. He will face Luis Fortuno, ...

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Huge observatory now needs to spot a rescuer

2008-04-06T00:00:00Z

A bill that seeks to secure funding for it was filed in October by Republican Luis Fortuno, the island's nonvoting representative, but has received little ...

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Puerto Rican governor's indictment splits political scene

2008-04-06T00:00:00Z

It was not long before Acevedo's opponent in the governor's race, Resident Commissioner Luis Fortuno, did the same. "If anything, these accusations, ...

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The indictment of Puerto Rico's governor has sent the island into ...

2008-04-03T00:00:00Z

It was not long before Acevedo's opponent in the governor's race, Resident Commissioner Luis Fortuño, did the same. ''If anything, these accusations, ...

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Governor's indictment adds to Puerto Rico's turmoil

2008-04-02T00:00:00Z

It was not long before Acevedo's opponent in the governor's race, Resident Commissioner Luis Fortuño, did the same. ''If anything, these accusations, ...

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Puerto Rico governor surrenders on corruption charges

2008-03-28T00:00:00Z

... process," said PNP leader Luis Fortuno. Acevedo Vila however said he will remain in office. Puerto Rico has no voting representative in the US Congress, ...

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Fraud charges just politics, Puerto Rico's governor says

2008-03-28T00:00:00Z

Acevedo's supporters say she is too close to Luis Fortuño, Puerto Rico's representative in Washington and Acevedo's opponent in the November election. ...

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Puerto Ricans granted US citizenship March 2, 1917

2008-03-02T00:00:00Z

A resident commissioner, Luis Fortuño, a Republican, can vote when the House sits as a committee of the whole. But he cannot on matters where his vote would ...

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John McCain easily wins all 20 at-large delegates at stake in ...

2008-02-24T00:00:00Z

20 letter to Luis Fortuno, Puerto Rico's nonvoting congressional representative and a party delegate, McCain pledged to back plans that would enable Puerto ...

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John McCain easily wins all 20 at-large delegates at stake in ...

2008-02-24T00:00:00Z

20 letter to Luis Fortuno, Puerto Rico's nonvoting congressional representative and a party delegate, McCain pledged to back plans that would enable Puerto ...

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Follow File CU's radio telescope back on the job after spruce-up

2007-12-31T00:00:00Z

Luis Fortuño, Puerto Rico's non-voting delegate to the US House of Representatives, and US Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., introduced a bill in October ...

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Thieves hit Puerto Rico's delegate

2007-12-24T00:00:00Z

... Rico's representative in the US Congress has gotten a firsthand lesson about the island's crime problem. Thieves broke into the SUV of Luis Fortuno, ...

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A package of news briefs from the Caribbean

2007-12-24T00:00:00Z

Thieves broke into the SUV of Luis Fortuno, Puerto Rico's nonvoting congressional delegate and a candidate for governor, as he visited a church - making off ...

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Statehood issue dominates in Puerto Rico

2007-12-24T00:00:00Z

Pedro Rossello and the island's representative in Congress, Luis Fortuno. One will emerge from next spring's primary as the pro-statehood gubernatorial ...

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