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I persuaded the Federal Government to take administrative steps to increase Puerto Rico's LIHEAP funding from $4 million to $50 million a year; but state-like treatment could translate into $24 million a year.
Congress should treat Puerto Rico equally under LIHEAP, which helps households pay their electric bills.
Congress should empower them, not reprimand them.
My constituents are hurting and they are seeking a hand up, not a hand out.
The crisis in Puerto Rico is the joint responsibility of the Puerto Rico government, whose policies and practices have often been irresponsible, and the Federal Government, whose policies toward Puerto Rico have clearly been inequitable.
The number we have is roughly $150 million for full application of the child tax credit program
The best estimates that my office has obtained for the EITC, full application of EITC in Puerto Rico is roughly $500 million
Yes. And since the Senator raises the issue, or it has been raised, the issue of audits, let me say that Congress has the authority, this committee has jurisdiction to require GAO to do annual audits of the Puerto Rico government and…
We should be treated equally. It has an impact on our fiscal health, and it definitely has an impact on our economy.
We should honor our obligations to the extent we can, and we should have Chapter 9 available.
For Puerto Rico to prosper, it must be treated equally, and to be treated equally, it must become a state.
Puerto Rico's status is not an abstract or theoretical problem. It is a moral, social, and political wrong with the crushing practical consequences for the American citizens I represent.
No Senator would accept territory status for their constituents, and I do not accept it for mine.
While I am open to Federal oversight, I oppose Federal control. If Puerto Rico is better governed at the local level and receives fair treatment at the Federal level, we can overcome our challenges.
I join the Treasury Department, the National Economic Council, and HHS in urging Congress to enact a legislative package for Puerto Rico.
You cannot treat the people of Puerto Rico like second-class citizens and then profess to be surprised when we do not have a first-class economy.
The Federal Government should now speak with equal force about the need to correct its immoral and illogical policy toward Puerto Rico.
Elected officials and civil servants in both the executive and legislative branches have a legal and moral obligation to support Puerto Rico in its time of dire need.