{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://hernandez.house.gov/media/press-releases/pablo-jose-hernandez-y-el-lider-democrata-hakeem-jeffries-visitan-supermercado", "Pablo Jos\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez y el L\u00edder Dem\u00f3crata Hakeem Jeffries visitan Supermercado para conversar sobre hambre en Puerto Rico", "2025-05-29", "2025", "2025-05", "Democrat", "House", "PR", "Pablo Jos\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez", "H001103", "hernandez.house.gov", "hernandez", "https://hernandez.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Guaynabo, PR \u2013 Esta ma\u00f1ana, el Comisionado Residente de Puerto Rico, Pablo Jos\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez Rivera, junto al L\u00edder Dem\u00f3crata en la C\u00e1mara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos, Hakeem Jeffries, visitaron las instalaciones del Supermercados Econo Altamira en Guaynabo. Durante el recorrido, ambos l\u00edderes sostuvieron una conversaci\u00f3n con varios clientes y el Presidente de Econo, Eduardo Marxuach, sobre los desaf\u00edos que enfrenta la isla en materia de seguridad alimentaria.\n\nLa conversaci\u00f3n gir\u00f3 en torno a los efectos de los aranceles federales en los costos de importaci\u00f3n, el impacto de dichas pol\u00edticas en la canasta b\u00e1sica, y la urgencia de lograr una transici\u00f3n justa del Programa de Asistencia Nutricional (PAN) al Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP), del cual Puerto Rico a\u00fan permanece excluido.\n\n\u201cNo se trata de cifras ni de pol\u00edtica abstracta. Se trata de cu\u00e1nto cuesta llenar un carrito de compra. Se trata de la madre que no puede estirar el peso para alimentar bien a sus hijos. Se trata del pensionado que ve c\u00f3mo su compra rinde menos cada mes. Puede que exista un consenso moral sobre la necesidad de que Puerto Rico entre a SNAP, pero lo que necesitamos es voluntad pol\u00edtica, y por eso estas visitas son importantes para mostrar c\u00f3mo las decisiones en Washington afectan directamente la mesa del pueblo puertorrique\u00f1o\u201d, afirm\u00f3 el Comisionado Residente.\n\n\u201cEs un honor y un privilegio estar aqu\u00ed en Puerto Rico con el Comisionado Residente Pablo Hern\u00e1ndez, quien est\u00e1 haciendo un trabajo tremendo. Estoy agradecido por su liderazgo en el Congreso, donde est\u00e1 luchando duro en nombre de sus constituyentes, porque cuando Puerto Rico prospera, Am\u00e9rica prospera\u201d, dijo el L\u00edder Jeffries. \u201cEs importante asegurarnos de que le proporcionemos a los puertorrique\u00f1os la asistencia necesaria para vivir con la m\u00e1xima calidad de vida aqu\u00ed en la isla, y es por eso que estamos trabajando muy de cerca para asegurarnos de que podamos dise\u00f1ar una transici\u00f3n de NAP a SNAP, para satisfacer las necesidades de seguridad alimentaria del pueblo puertorrique\u00f1o\u201d, afirm\u00f3 el L\u00edder Dem\u00f3crata. \u201cEstamos comprometidos a hacer todo lo posible para detener el imprudente proyecto de presupuesto republicano que perjudicar\u00e1 a los contribuyentes trabajadores y quitar\u00e1 casi mil millones de d\u00f3lares en asistencia nutricional con el fin de ayudar a sus donantes multimillonarios\u201d.\n\nLa visita forma parte de los esfuerzos del Comisionado por visibilizar en Washington los efectos concretos de la desigualdad estructural en los programas federales, y construir puentes para atenderla.\n\n###\n\nPablo Jos\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries Visit Supermarket to Discuss Hunger in Puerto Rico\n\nBoth leaders discussed the impact of federal tariffs and the pending transition from PAN to SNAP\n\nGuaynabo, PR \u2013 This morning, Puerto Rico\u2019s Resident Commissioner, Pablo Jos\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez Rivera, along with the Democratic Leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, visited the Econo Altamira Supermarket in Guaynabo. During the visit, both leaders engaged in a conversation with several customers and Econo President Eduardo Marxuach about the challenges the island faces regarding food security.\n\nThe conversation focused on the effects of federal tariffs on import costs, the impact of those policies on the basic grocery basket, and the urgent need for a fair transition from the Nutritional Assistance Program (PAN) to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), from which Puerto Rico is still excluded.\n\n\u201cThis isn\u2019t about numbers or abstract policy. It\u2019s about how much it costs to fill a shopping cart. It\u2019s about the mother who can\u2019t stretch her money far enough to feed her children properly. It\u2019s about the retiree who sees their groceries go less and less far every month. There may be moral consensus around Puerto Rico\u2019s need to join SNAP, but what we need is political will \u2014 and that\u2019s why visits like this matter, to show how decisions made in Washington directly impact the people\u2019s dinner tables,\u201d said the Resident Commissioner.\n\n\u201cIt's an honor and privilege to be here in Puerto Rico with Resident Commissioner Pablo Hernandez, who is doing a tremendous job. I\u2019m thankful for his leadership in the Congress, where he is fighting hard on behalf of his constituents, because when Puerto Rico thrives, America thrives,\u201d said Leader Jeffries. \u201cIt's important to make sure that we provide Puerto Ricans with the assistance necessary to live the highest quality of life here on the island, which is why we're working together closely to make sure we can engineer a transition from NAP to SNAP, to meet the food security needs of the Puerto Rican people,\u201d said the Democratic Leader. \u201cWe're committed to doing everything we can to stop the reckless Republican budget bill that will hurt everyday, hardworking taxpayers and take away nearly a billion dollars in nutritional assistance in order to help their billionaire donors.\u201d\n\nThe visit is part of the Commissioner\u2019s ongoing efforts to highlight in Washington the real-world effects of structural inequality in federal programs and to build bridges to address it.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T00:49:36Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://hernandez.house.gov/media/press-releases/pablo-jose-hernandez-y-el-lider-democrata-hakeem-jeffries-visitan-supermercado"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.9469116814434528, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}