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

You should not be looking the other way. You should not be ignoring us. If you do so, you do it at your own peril.

If you treat us like second-class citizens, do not expect us to have a first-class economy.

To tackle the crisis, we must act with boldness and vision. If we are faint-hearted, we will fail.

It is important that any provision included in corporate tax reform legislation be designed to promote job creation or other measurable contributions to the island's economic development.

The truth is that the Federal Government bears tremendous responsibility for the crisis in Puerto Rico.

It is atrocious that we have the same payroll taxes in Puerto Rico, and there are disparities in the way the Medicare program applies.

There is Supreme Court case law in Puerto Rico recognizing the property and contractual rights of pension holders in Puerto Rico.

In terms of ARRA funding, stimulus funding, it was spent in Puerto Rico in accordance with the legislation approved by Congress.

The crisis is rooted in Puerto Rico's undemocratic and undignified territory status.

The crisis in Puerto Rico is not new. The 3.5 million U.S. citizens I represent have endured it for many years.

They are leaving because of lack of good quality of life. They are leaving because of lack of jobs.

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

The first thing the current administration did was to increase spending by about 9 percent, by $850 million the first year in office.

There is no excuse for the government of Puerto Rico to have failed to publish audited financial statements for the last 2 fiscal years.

We should stop treating Puerto Rico differently. We should treat Puerto Rico equally. That is a long-term plan that would make sense.

I look forward to the day when my constituents have the exact same rights and responsibilities as your constituents.

Fiscal reform is also required. The Puerto Rico government must live within its means and cut spending.