Despite progress with the Board, little changed in the past 3 years in Puerto Rico's government, other than the resignation of the previous governor.

It is very good to have disparative views, especially from those who are on the ground floor in what they are doing.

The PROMESA legislation was unique in the annals of Congress.

The second is to provide governmental stability, which hasn't happened necessarily in the last several years.

We should be going down to Puerto Rico for these hearings in November and December.

If we want to learn from history, we don't go down this road.

Unfortunately, the Democrat bill under consideration here today is not a realistic step forward for the island, but another empty attempt to halt real progress for our fellow Americans.

The answer, much to my dismay but to the surprise of no one is simple: Democrats would rather listen to their radical special interests groups than to consider the detrimental impacts this reckless proposal will have on the current fragile…

I want to thank the Governor, Wanda Vazquez Garced, for declining to appear at this fabricated circus.

Nevertheless, Ms. Jaresko's testimony today will provide valuable insight into the actual progress the Board and the new governor are carrying out.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman pro tem. I just want to quickly thank the witnesses for being here.

Unfortunately, as significant as those are and the problems I think we have talked about even when we were in Puerto Rico, those are not the jurisdiction of this Committee.

Massive debt is what caused Puerto Rico so much pain, and what is holding Puerto Rico's economic recovery back.

I thank the Resident Commissioner for her stalwart leadership and the work she conducts to find real solutions for her 3 million constituents.

If you say of your elders, I am going to go on for another 3 minutes.

The proposed amendments that have been floated around here are not going anywhere.

It was made possible by the sincere and genuine commitments made by both Democrats and Republicans to put aside politics, realize we were dealing with an unprecedented situation, and work for the betterment of the territory.

What we really should be talking about are ways in which we can actually make the system that you have possible for the three goals that I still have for the island.