The first idea of this legislation came from a Member of Congress, Madeleine Bordallo from Guam.

I want to thank the Fish and Wildlife Service for its efforts to recover our Puerto Rican parrot.

The ocean is resilient, and we can help it heal, but we cannot afford to wait.

I urge all of my colleagues to support this bipartisan bill to strengthen the Federal response to marine debris.

I am proud that I say that I support this industry, and I will continue to do so.

I believe that land is the most important resource you have for economic development, for social, cultural issues.

I think all of us are aware, share an awareness of the importance of protecting our water resources...

There is no affordable housing right now, in my opinion, with all the regulations that are coming down.

You know how instability in this rulemaking will impede the development or redevelopment of safe, affordable housing.

How is this new ruling going to affect the cost of all those Federal projects, the permitting process as well?

It should not be surprising that 105 years after becoming U.S. citizens by birth, Puerto Ricans want to vote for President and to have voting representation in Congress.

I want to thank you for holding the 'Puerto Rico's Post-Disaster Reconstruction & Power Grid Development' hearing last week.

I think Puerto Rico has been facing many----

many of those funds, the funding is not being used because of the hurdles and the red tape of many Federal agencies to use on the island.

The only ones elected to do that job is the Governor of Puerto Rico, who is sitting right there, and me.

the appointment of Jennifer Granholm to lead reconstruction efforts for the U.S. Government is a positive step

The effects of Fiona and the ongoing rains have brought back to our attention that the necessary public works to make our infrastructure more resilient, are going at a snail's pace.

How much has LUMA been paid over the last year?