We should be treated equally. It has an impact on our fiscal health, and it definitely has an impact on our economy.

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 number we have is roughly $150 million for full application of the child tax credit program

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.

No Senator would accept territory status for their constituents, and I do not accept it for mine.

We do have to change the budgeting system, because we need to justify every penny we are spending.

Simply stated, Puerto Rico's status cannot be reconciled with the principles the United States strives to uphold at home and promotes abroad.

The core economic problem is lack of growth. So Puerto Rico must implement a strategy to increase capital investment.

Jobs in the U.S. territories are American jobs.

I remind you that in Puerto Rico the FMAP we have, it is 55/45.

I look forward to the day when Federal policy towards Puerto Rico is consistent and coherent.

I look forward to the day when Puerto Rico will be treated equally as a matter of right.

I therefore propose the following modification to the base erosion provisions: Until the expiration of the multi-year tax reduction agreements...

the likelihood of success would be materially improved if Puerto Rico had a legal framework within which to do so.

My hope and expectation is that Puerto Rico will soon become a full and equal member of the American family.

Tax reform should seek to foster economic opportunities in the American territories to the same degree and extent that it seeks to promote those opportunities in the states.

I look forward to the day when Puerto Rico is not excluded from the SSI program.