I believe that Puerto Rico should be a state with all the rights and duties associated with being part of the United States.

Unless you want to see me back here after another major hurricane devastates America's Paradise, we must build it back stronger and more sustainable than before.

We owe our fellow citizens living in these islands, and all taxpayers investing hard earned money in recovery, the answers to these questions.

the responsibility constitutionally of this Congress, and my colleagues who call and claim to be strict constructionists should recognize that, as well.

But more importantly, it is my job to expect Congress to do what Congress is supposed to do.

we are asking for a 100 percent waiver of Medicaid, the same that has been given to other locations

We cannot squander this opportunity to rebuild a better, stronger, and more resilient Virgin Islands simply to rebuild quickly.

Governor Rossello has informed that the recovery will require at least $95 billion just in the case of Puerto Rico.

The disaster inflicted by Irma and Maria has presented Congress with the historic opportunity to reassess the way that public policy is dictated toward millions of its own citizens.

Outside assistance, while welcomed, cannot substitute or displace the self-determination and self-governance necessary to truly create a sustainable recovery.

I would like to commend the efforts of both the Congresswoman from the U.S. Virgin Islands, Ms. Plaskett, and the Congresswoman from Puerto Rico, Ms. Gonzalez-Colon, for their efforts here in Congress.

Differential treatment in programs or funding, outright exclusion in some cases, be it by law or regulation, result in territories being forced to do the best they can with the extremely limited resources available.

There is no more mismanagement in the territories than there is in Detroit, New York, Florida, or any other place in this country.

Despite the difficult and challenging circumstances, the government of Puerto Rico has led the island's recovery efforts.

On behalf of my family and staff, I want to salute and commemorate the veterans of the U.S. Virgin Islands and throughout the United States on this Veterans Day. The Virgin Islands along with the other territories send more men and women…

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