Under the present Territorial status, the Government of Puerto Rico has its hands tied behind its back.
orderly resolution of debt defaults are preferred to chaotic ones
Puerto Rico needs an orderly process to restructure its unsustainable liabilities;
could cause long-term damage to the health, safety and financial well-being of the families living and working in Puerto...
I know that Ranking Member Wyden is committed to working with me to update and improve our understanding of this situati...
According to statements from the Puerto Rican Government, the territory's debt of more than $72 billion is 'not payable....
I am a sponsor of the legislation that Senator Schumer talked about to correct this inequity.
We've all watched with great interest as the debt situation in Puerto Rico has unfolded.
The last thing Puerto Rican workers need right now is a pay cut.
I have offered several efforts here. We skipped over the Puerto Rican hospitals in terms of health care technology.
We hold them to account for delivering quality care.
They need to deliver on that promise of care, and we think that's something that all exchanges should be looking at.
We review them critically and make sure they have the networks in place, the system to deliver quality care.
It makes no sense that an American citizen living in Puerto Rico is ineligible for the EITC.
Even with those boosts in Federal funding and the related increases in Commonwealth spending, all we see is added Common...
The poverty rate in Puerto Rico is approximately 45 percent.
If we wanted to help Puerto Rico, CMS is capable of finding an alternative way to calculate Medicare Disproportionate Sh...
This is a comprehensive bill that includes provisions ranging from ensuring the island has equitable and sustainable Med...
