These inequalities need to be addressed by our Nation as Americans.
Governor Rossello has informed that the recovery will require at least $95 billion just in the case of Puerto Rico.
We should not expect Puerto Rico to have a first class economy when we treat Puerto Ricans as second class citizens.
Statehood is necessary for Puerto Rico to implement transformative change.
We are expecting your support because that is what Americans do for one another.
I would challenge any of you to be hit by two Category 5 hurricanes within 2 weeks back-to-back hitting directly and see...
We owe our fellow citizens living in these islands, and all taxpayers investing hard earned money in recovery, the answe...
I have requested that amount in Federal disaster assistance from the President of the United States.
Puerto Ricans are just as much citizens of our country as are people in Florida, Texas, California, or any other state o...
the rapid repair is to help shelter people in place.
the responsibility constitutionally of this Congress, and my colleagues who call and claim to be strict constructionists...
I believe that Puerto Rico should be a state with all the rights and duties associated with being part of the United Sta...
Despite the difficult and challenging circumstances, the government of Puerto Rico has led the island's recovery efforts...
Outside assistance, while welcomed, cannot substitute or displace the self-determination and self-governance necessary t...
Unless you want to see me back here after another major hurricane devastates America's Paradise, we must build it back s...
I am asking that the Congress waive the Virgin Islands' match for Medicaid over the next 3 years.
The job of rebuilding Puerto Rico is the responsibility of its people and elected leaders, including myself.
We cannot squander this opportunity to rebuild a better, stronger, and more resilient Virgin Islands simply to rebuild q...
