I just think it is important that in the process of the review that the task force is making not only that the names of the members are ther...
I may be one of the few Democrats who believe that we have maybe more regulations than are necessary.
Last week, the full committee ranking member, Elijah Cummings, sent a letter to both the Energy Department and the Interior Departments requ...
Unless you want to see me back here after another major hurricane devastates America's Paradise, we must build it back stronger and more sus...
Outside assistance, while welcomed, cannot substitute or displace the self-determination and self-governance necessary to truly create a sus...
Despite the difficult and challenging circumstances, the government of Puerto Rico has led the island's recovery efforts.
I believe that Puerto Rico should be a state with all the rights and duties associated with being part of the United States.
the responsibility constitutionally of this Congress, and my colleagues who call and claim to be strict constructionists should recognize th...
the rapid repair is to help shelter people in place.
Puerto Ricans are just as much citizens of our country as are people in Florida, Texas, California, or any other state or territory.
There is no more mismanagement in the territories than there is in Detroit, New York, Florida, or any other place in this country.
we are asking for a 100 percent waiver of Medicaid, the same that has been given to other locations
We cannot squander this opportunity to rebuild a better, stronger, and more resilient Virgin Islands simply to rebuild quickly.
We owe our fellow citizens living in these islands, and all taxpayers investing hard earned money in recovery, the answers to these question...
I would like to commend the efforts of both the Congresswoman from the U.S. Virgin Islands, Ms. Plaskett, and the Congresswoman from Puerto ...
All of us, both here in Congress and democratically elected at the territorial level, must put aside politics in order to get down to real s...
Governor Rossello has informed that the recovery will require at least $95 billion just in the case of Puerto Rico.
The help Puerto Rico has received to date from Congress and the Administration has made a huge difference, and I know my people are grateful...
