Puerto Rico doctors who serve traditional, fee-for-service Medicare patients are unfairly treated under the current Practice Expense Geographic Practice Cost Index (GPCI) payment formula.

Today, I am introducing a comprehensive bill to improve the treatment of Puerto Rico and the other territories under Medicaid, traditional Medicare, and Medicare Advantage. This is the first time that a Member of Congress has filed…

Earlier this week, I sent a letter to President Obama regarding an approaching problem that is unique to Puerto Rico and the other U.S. territories and that can be called the Medicaid funding cliff. This morning, I rise to advise my…

For the sixth time this year, I rise to discuss Puerto Rico's political status. I am an optimist about Puerto Rico's future. The island is blessed with natural beauty, a rich history, a vibrant culture, a sophisticated and diverse private…

Today, I am reintroducing a bill to extend the Supplemental Security Income program, known as SSI, to Puerto Rico. Of all of the disparities that Puerto Rico faces because it is a territory and not a State, few are as damaging as its…

Today I am refiling two bills to eliminate disparities that Puerto Rico faces under the Federal Medicare program. At the outset, I want to make clear that the only reason that I have to introduce these bills is because Puerto Rico is a…

This is the fifth time this year that I have addressed this Chamber about Puerto Rico's political destiny. I recently introduced a bill that would provide for Puerto Rico's admission as a State once a majority of Puerto Rico's electorate…

This is a critical admission. You are basically saying we think the law Congress enacted for the 50 States is imperfect.

Most bondholders and investment experts disagree with your claim that passage of this bill would be bad for holders of Puerto Rico's $70 billion in public debt.

I want to use my time not to explain this simple bill or to itemize the many reasons why it is good policy, but rather to underscore the broad support it has attained.

You are basically saying that we are well intentioned, but wrong, that we are not actually acting in Puerto Rico's best interest, but that your clients are.

Today, I am introducing the most forceful and ambitious statehood admission bill for Puerto Rico in U.S. history. The bill, fittingly, has 51 original cosponsors from both parties. Before I describe the bill, let me explain its background…

Yesterday this Nation, including Puerto Rico, celebrated Martin Luther King Day. It is important to pause and reflect upon Dr. King's legacy and its relevance to the issue of Puerto Rico's political status. In the 1950s and 1960s, Dr. King…

Last week I spoke about Puerto Rico's mission to discard its status as a U.S. territory and to become a U.S. State. Today, I rise to inform my colleagues about the most recent phase of this mission. A brief word of background. Puerto Rico…

As the new Congress begins its work on behalf of the American people, I rise to address my colleagues about an issue of national importance, namely Puerto Rico's quest to discard its status as a U.S. territory and to become a U.S. State…

I have candidly told Attorney General Holder and FBI Director Comey that the Department must do more.

I have placed great pressure on DOJ and DHS to increase the level of resources dedicated to Puerto Rico.

Make no mistake, the effect of these enhanced efforts can be measured in lives saved.