Potential Federal Fiscal Implications of Statehood Merrill, Robert. creator author text Electronic books. xx 2014 monographic eng 1 online resource (180 pages) Intro -- PUERTO RICO: POTENTIAL FEDERAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS OF STATEHOOD -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: PUERTO RICO: INFORMATION ON HOW STATEHOOD WOULD POTENTIALLY AFFECT SELECTED FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND REVENUE SOURCES -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- ABBREVIATIONS -- BACKGROUND -- POTENTIAL CHANGES TO SELECTED FEDERAL PROGRAMS UNDER PUERTO RICO STATEHOOD -- POTENTIAL CHANGES TO SELECTED FEDERAL REVENUE SOURCES UNDER PUERTO RICO STATEHOOD -- FACTORS UNDER STATEHOOD THAT COULD INFLUENCE CHANGES IN FEDERAL SPENDING AND REVENUE -- AGENCY AND PUERTO RICO GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS COMMENTS -- APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY -- APPENDIX II: DETAILS ON POTENTIAL CHANGES TO SELECTED FEDERAL PROGRAMS UNDER PUERTO RICO STATEHOOD -- APPENDIX III: DETAILS ON POTENTIAL CHANGES TO SELECTED FEDERAL REVENUE SOURCES UNDER PUERTO RICO STATEHOOD -- APPENDIX IV: POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT ON FEDERAL SPENDING FOR MEDICARE, MEDICAID,THE STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM UNDER PUERTO RICO STATEHOOD -- APPENDIX V: COMMENTS FROM THE GOVERNOR OF PUERTO RICO -- APPENDIX VI: COMMENTS FROM THE RESIDENTCOMMISSIONER FROM PUERTO RICO -- Chapter 2: PUERTO RICO'S POLITICAL STATUS AND THE 2012 PLEBISCITE: BACKGROUND AND KEY QUESTIONS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- PUERTO RICO'S POLITICAL STATUS AND THE 2012 PLEBISCITE -- POTENTIAL ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- CONCLUSION -- INDEX. Robert Merrill. Puerto Rico Politics and government F1971 .P847 2014 320.97295 Merrill, Robert Hauppauge : Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated,c2014 9781633213784 https://login.ezproxy.pucpr.edu/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/pucpr-ebooks/detail.action?docID=3024491 https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/pucpr-ebooks/detail.action?docID=3024491 https://login.ezproxy.pucpr.edu/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/pucpr-ebooks/detail.action?docID=3024491 https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/pucpr-ebooks/detail.action?docID=3024491 MiAaPQ 211129 20221108175729.0 EBC3024491 eng