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.
The Federal Government should now speak with equal force about the need to correct its immoral and illogical policy toward Puerto Rico.
We should be treated equally. It has an impact on our fiscal health, and it definitely has an impact on our economy.
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 co...
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
I join the Treasury Department, the National Economic Council, and HHS in urging Congress to enact a legislative package for Puerto Rico.
No Senator would accept territory status for their constituents, and I do not accept it for mine.
If Chapter 9 is good enough for your constituents, why isn't it good enough for mine?
Jobs in the U.S. territories are American jobs.
If you treat us like second-class citizens, do not expect us to have a first-class economy.
I remind you that in Puerto Rico the FMAP we have, it is 55/45.
Fiscal reform is also required. The Puerto Rico government must live within its means and cut spending.
I look forward to the day when my constituents have the exact same rights and responsibilities as your constituents.
There is no excuse for the government of Puerto Rico to have failed to publish audited financial statements for the last 2 fiscal years.
The first thing the current administration did was to increase spending by about 9 percent, by $850 million the first year in office.
They are leaving because of lack of good quality of life. They are leaving because of lack of jobs.
