I do not think this country has done its job either in helping Puerto Rico in doing some of the things that should be done.

Under the present Territorial status, the Government of Puerto Rico has its hands tied behind its back.

could cause long-term damage to the health, safety and financial well-being of the families living and working in Puerto Rico.

You've been very generous with your time.

We've all watched with great interest as the debt situation in Puerto Rico has unfolded.

Envisioning a future where progressives change the game and use ballot measures as a political and civic engagement tool for victory.

I know that Ranking Member Wyden is committed to working with me to update and improve our understanding of this situation.

According to statements from the Puerto Rican Government, the territory's debt of more than $72 billion is 'not payable.'

Puerto Rico needs an orderly process to restructure its unsustainable liabilities;

I think there is no good reason why Puerto Rico should not have equal access to chapter 9.

orderly resolution of debt defaults are preferred to chaotic ones

We have to look at all of this in the totality for the 3.5 million citizens who have served this country.

If we wanted to help Puerto Rico, CMS is capable of finding an alternative way to calculate Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital payments.

It makes no sense that an American citizen living in Puerto Rico is ineligible for the EITC.

I am a sponsor of the legislation that Senator Schumer talked about to correct this inequity.

I have offered several efforts here. We skipped over the Puerto Rican hospitals in terms of health care technology.

Even with those boosts in Federal funding and the related increases in Commonwealth spending, all we see is added Commonwealth debt.

The poverty rate in Puerto Rico is approximately 45 percent.