Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority

The vote came as Gov. Rossello said his fiscal plan will not accede to board demands.

Rosselló says that Rep. Rob Bishop is placing the needs of the bondholders over those of Puerto Rico residents.

Other Puerto Rico officials joined Gov. Ricardo Rosselló in resisting the board's demands for austerity

Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop complained that "intentional misinterpretations" of the "PROMESA" law may mean U.S. promises to Puerto Rico will take "decades" to fulfill.

Rosselló said PROMESA allows the Oversight Board to make public policy recommendations, but not to order labor law reforms and pension cuts.

Oversight Board is continuing its struggle with the Puerto Rico government over fiscal plans.

The latest proposed fiscal plan may allow up to 29.4% of debt to be paid through fiscal year 2023.

The credit unions say that Puerto Rico used fraud and pressure to get them to buy the government bonds.

Officials said forgiveness of the Community Disaaster Loan could be considered at a later point.

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Walter Higgins is to be paid $450,000 per year plus bonuses if metrics are met.

January's General Fund revenues were 12.2 percent below pre-Hurricane Maria projections.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says it remains to be decided whether the federal loan will be forgiven

Rosselló doesn't mention Puerto Rico's debt in annual state of the commonwealth speech.

The bond insurers say the plan to create a wider Public Service Commission would lead to oversight by inexperienced political appointees.

Judge Laura Swain says she has no authority to challenge fiscal plans.

Rosselló is seeking assistance from Congressional leaders as Puerto Rico struggles to get on its feet financially five months after Hurricane Maria.

Creditors have until May 29 to file a proof of claim, though most bondholders won't have to respond because the judge is allowing trustees to file a "master proof of claim."

The island's future will depend on external aid, the amount of emigration, and internal reforms, economist Jason Bram found.

The judge overseeing the utility's debt restructuring acted in the face of threatened power outages as soon as Wednesday.