Home Congress Bankruptcy does not absolve Congress of responsibility to Puerto Rico Congress Bankruptcy does not absolve Congress of responsibility to Puerto Rico By cjordan@thehill.com Edwin Melendez Opinion Contributor - May 8, 2017 105 0 SHARE Facebook Twitter As Puerto Rico filed last week for the largest municipal bond bankruptcy in U.S. history, many believe that all Congress needs to do is take a step back and let the process work itself out. Others are also under the false impression that merely…