For the Puerto Rican economy to grow, Congress needs to step up and assist the island further.
But I would caution that making those decisions on the backs of your public employees is not the best recipe for restructuring your debt.
The Oversight Board was a key component of the PROMESA legislation, and one that I was most concerned with.
The passage of PROMESA was the first step to give Puerto Rico relief from their crippling debt.
But our electorate, our voters need to know what happened.
I certainly hope that this dialog will continue.
I truly believe that we need to more fully understand how Russia interfered in our election.
I will join my colleagues in calling on an independent fact finding investigation.
We need the Department of Justice to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate.
My goal is that the next Norma Torres will have an opportunity to be a Member of Congress in Guatemala.
Diplomatic engagement, I absolutely agree, is the key to solving some of our problems.