Chairman Rob Bishop is now impeding Puerto Rico’s recovery
Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah), chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, has abandoned the sound fiscal stewardship that once made him a leader on fiscal solvency and responsible economic recovery for Puerto Rico. Instead, Bishop has succumbed to the special-interest quagmire in Washington and is now actively promoting unsustainable policies for the battered U.S. commonwealth. Specifically Bishop is advocating a plan to create dependency on imported natural gas alongside Wall Street-friendly policies that would essentially leave the island suffocating under a mountain of debt. ADVERTISEMENT The congressman, who has previously called for less political interference in Puerto Rico’s recovery, is now, ironically enough, creating more. Yesterday, he called for the island’s governor to testify at a hearing before his committee this week in Washington, an event that bears close public scrutiny. Two years ago, Bishop shepherded through his committee the controversial PROM...