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In his weekly address, U.S. President Barack Obama urges the Senate to move quickly to pass a bill to help Puerto Rico deal with its debt. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Pelosi said Democrats in the House could not agree to latest Republican bill on Puerto Rico's debt crisis, but the two sides should be able to produce a deal within a few days. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
San Juan, Feb 17 (EFE).- Former US president Bill Clinton was on Monday in Puerto Rico, where he is slated to convene the fifth meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery in San Juan between Feb 18-19.Ahead of the scheduled meeting of his initiative on Tuesday, Clinton on Monday visited the Sagrada Familia Cooperative in Corozal, a municipality in the interior of Puerto Rico, where he recognized the social work of said institution and the cooperative savings movement throughout the Commonwealth. He also visited the nonprofit Caras con Causa, in Catano and met with the music band Viento de Agua during a visit to La Goyco, a school that was closed by the Department of Education and reopened by the community as a community center, in Caguas, San Juan. (Camera: THAIS LLORCA).FOOTAGE SHOWS THE VISIT OF FORMER US PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON TO NGO CARAS CON CAUSA IN CATANO AND THE SAGRADA FAMILIA COOPERATIVE IN COROZAL, PUERTO RICO.SOUNDBITES: BILL CLINTON (IN ENGLISH).
The White House says it is concerned the debt crisis confronting Puerto Rico could hamper its ability to deal with the potential health crisis caused by the Zika virus. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
The clock is ticking on Puerto Rico, which has a major debt payment due on Monday. Bobbi Rebell reports.
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