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I am proud to report that my administration has enacted and implemented more laws and reforms than any other administration in Puerto Rico's history.

It's been 3 years since this Committee crafted and signed into law the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act.

If the goal--and I think the goal from at least the majority of this side of the aisle is to see Puerto Rico eventually have statehood sooner rather than later, the ability of working together to solve these issues becomes critical.

PROMESA was a bi-partisan compromise that came out of a Republican Congress and the Obama administration.

Three years ago, this Committee was assigned to come up with a process, in some particular way, to solve the looming disaster that was facing financial disaster in Puerto Rico.

While the Obama administration worked hand in hand with the Puerto Rican government to assist them in addressing the crisis, the Trump administration has been out of sight and out of mind.

Austerity alone does not work and will only lead to further economic contraction.

I voted for its passage and urged my colleagues to do the same because I agreed with the Obama administration that urgent action was needed to prevent an economic catastrophe due to never-ending lawsuits that would result from creditors…

The gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gosar) is spot-on accurate. I thank him for bringing this up.

In Utah's Fourth Congressional District, the need for investment in our infrastructure has never been more apparent.

If I could inquire of the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Van Drew) if he has any more speakers. I don't have any other speakers.

What I believe you are referring to is the need for smart growth and thoughtful city planning.

I don't want a 1-hour plane ride, I want to walk around the block to him.

I was absolutely appalled, being the guy that opened the World War II Memorial, when barricades had been rented or purchased and put up in an open air memorial to do nothing but harass the Nation's veterans that put their lives on the line.

Whether collecting green waste to break down and resell or capturing methane leakage for energy generation or landfill, technologies made our waste management greener, smarter, and less costly to taxpayers.

Housing is linked to jobs, is linked to a transportation infrastructure.

Look, I don't want to actually defend any bureaucracy in Washington, especially because the Department of the Interior, let's face it, if you were actually a business, you would have been bankrupt years ago.

I hope we can solve it, which is also one of the reasons I hope Mr. Grijalva will simply schedule a hearing for a backlog bill