It is time for Congress to begin the admission process that Puerto Rico's voters clearly favor.
I therefore ask that you respond to the will of the United States citizens of Puerto Rico with legislation that will initiate the admission ...
Let us be clear, Puerto Rico held fair and clean elections on November 3, 2020, where the latest political status plebiscite took place.
I do support it. We voted for that in November of last year.
I would love your office to work with us in terms of looking ways to extend that waiver that we do have for 2 years to make it permanent.
Total Federal funding for the territorial Medicaid programs has been inadequate to meet the healthcare expenditures for patients to receive ...
Make the funding available for the territories. This is a priority for millions of Americans who depend on it for our healthcare.
I am hopeful today's hearing will help us reach bipartisan solutions as we move forward.
It makes sense not to place all of our eggs in one basket, and alternate sources of energy play their part.
I have some concerns about the one-size-fits-all approach this bill takes in places.
I am a strong proponent of liquefied natural gas, which provides cheap, clean, and reliable energy.
I would also like to commend, in part, the intent behind the draft legislation we have before us today.
We are literally sinking due to volcanic activity and seismic shifting.
I fear that adding Puerto Rico to the definition of insular areas under Title 48 could have unintended consequences of an overhaul of how Fe...
While having resources available to the U.S. insular areas is most welcome, I fear this bill does little to study existing programs and func...
I have been living in Puerto Rico since I was born. So, as an island that lays in the Caribbean, we are used to hurricanes.
The mitigation is a big issue, and how we met with those situation, I think the Army Corps of Engineers has been working in Puerto Rico.
We must prepare and have the resiliency to deal with this natural phenomena when they occur.
