Mr. Speaker, on May 10, 1869, a Salt Lake paper wrote that the people of Utah--the great pioneers of the Rocky Mountains--received with acclamation the glad news of the completion of the mighty work to which as a people they had…

Mr. Speaker, Utahns believe in being good stewards of our planet, leaving the Earth better than we found it. When I served as the mayor of Provo, we pursued policies to construct LEAD-certified buildings, create more environmentally…

All of us--the Oversight Board, Congress and the Administration--owe it to the Puerto Rican people to help them find solutions to the problems they are facing.

I appreciate that in your opening statement you did say that when you were running for governor, the idea of an Oversight Board was not even contemplated.

In an effort to come to an evaluation of if we are ready to move on, the essential element has to be some kind of audit to be a part of that.

They are both expressing their opposition to the Governor's Executive Order 2018-33.

Congress can help to mitigate and prepare Puerto Rico for impending hurricanes and other natural disasters by providing timely and well-invested disaster reconstruction funds.

Representatives Velazquez and Bishop have filed a bill to strengthen the legislated disclosure requirements of third parties hired by the Board.

I don't care about the big picture. I am asking you about that reform.

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

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

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.

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…

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.

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.

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.

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

Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Gosar for yielding me time. I appreciate this opportunity. Mr. Speaker, look, I was listening to a lecture the other day about the old Romans, the Roman Empire. The Romans' success in creating their empire was that…