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Puerto Rico bill moves forward, bipartisan compromise holding

The effort to fix the U.S. territory's fiscal mess advanced Wednesday as a House committee approved the legislation 29-10.
Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif. listens at right as Puerto Rico's Resident Commission Pedro Pierluisi, D-Puerto Rico, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 25, 2016. (Photo by Evan Vucci/AP)
Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif. listens at right as Puerto Rico's Resident Commission Pedro Pierluisi, D-Puerto Rico, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 25, 2016.
By Suzanne Gamboa, Suzanne Gamboa
WASHINGTON -- The effort to fix Puerto Rico's fiscal mess advanced Wednesday as a House committee held together painfully crafted compromise legislation and approved the legislation 29-10.

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