(David G. Houser/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) — Puerto Rico Gov. “Mayors have a direct liaison inside the government of Puerto Rico,” Gonzalez-Colon said. Puerto Rican authorities are working closely with the federal government in their response to the crisis, Gonzalez-Colon said. Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Pablo Jose Hernandez, meanwhile, last week urged Gonzalez-Colon to seek a federal emergency declaration from President Donald Trump. “Faced with the water crisis, Puerto Rico needs an immediate response,” Hernandez wrote in a post to X.