This is not charity or a bailout; this is about fundamental justice.

The amount of public debt in Puerto Rico equals Puerto Rico's GNP.

I believe that the majority of people of Puerto Rico support the concept of a Federal oversight board.

Puerto Rico is a colony of the United States. There is no way around it.

the Congress of the United States has to assume responsibility over Puerto Rico because we have, as is stated here, plenary powers over the people of Puerto Rico.

I believe that we should put the blame game aside. I believe that we should do all we can to transcend partisan politics.

The one power neither the authority nor Puerto Rico should have, in our view, is access to Chapter 9.

We need to give the government of Puerto Rico the necessary tools to put its fiscal house in order and to, yes, restructure its debts.

Equality is the best policy.

Chapter 9 does not implement reforms.

there is ample consensus in Puerto Rico, believe it or not, that we need more private capital in the energy sector.

I persuaded the Federal Government to take administrative steps to increase Puerto Rico's LIHEAP funding from $4 million to $50 million a year; but state-like treatment could translate into $24 million a year.

I introduced legislation to authorize modern tankers built outside the United States but otherwise compliant with the Jones Act to fill this gap.

Congress should empower them, not reprimand them.

It is necessary and appropriate for Congress to enact a legislative package that authorizes Puerto Rico to restructure a reasonable portion of its roughly $70 billion in debt.

Congress should appropriate money for these programs.

The crisis in Puerto Rico is the joint responsibility of the Puerto Rico government, whose policies and practices have often been irresponsible, and the Federal Government, whose policies toward Puerto Rico have clearly been inequitable.

I will adamantly oppose any Federal oversight unless Congress provides Puerto Rico with the reasonable tools and the fair treatment we require and deserve.