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Representative Domingo Torres introduced a joint statement from Ponce-area representatives and asked the governor to include a consensus bill to transfer Mercedita International Airport in any extraordinary session, urging reconsideration of a veto he said affects the southern regions economy.
Ponce lawmakers and municipal officials held a press statement urging the governor to include Proyecto de la Cámara 16-17 — a bill to transfer Mercedita International Airport to local control — in any upcoming extraordinary legislative session and to reconsider his veto. Speakers said the transfer would accelerate southern Puerto Ricos economic development, cited a December funding deadline for a federal economic development grant, and emphasized federal compliance steps required before any transfer.
