By setting up an independent management board, we have confused the responsibilities and the accountability which rightly belong to the people of Puerto Rico.
Thomas McClintock
The Public Record
Thomas Miller McClintock is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 5th congressional district since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he has been an advocate for limited government and fiscal conservatism throughout his political career. McClintock has focused on issues such as tax reform, environmental policy, and government spending. He previously served in the California State Assembly and as a member of the California State Senate, where he gained recognition for his commitment to conservative principles.
What particularly concerns me is that underwriters and investors are looking at PROMESA's repudiation of debt...
Those bond buyers, of course, now have to look at that and say, these are a lot more riskier than we thought.
As a Californian, I said no--a mess that is made in Sacramento needs to stay in Sacramento, and I think the same principle applies to San Juan.
I couldn't agree with you more. I think that one of the very damaging parts of PROMESA was that it diffused the responsibility over the fiscal affairs of Puerto Rico...
Free societies don't punish words and thoughts. They punish deeds, and the reason for that is because words and thoughts can be countered by words and thoughts. That is why we have a First Amendment.
What we are seeing across the world today is that it is a very slippery slope between banning hate speech and banning speech we just hate.
As I have been listening to the testimony and the questions, it strikes me that perhaps both sides are losing a perspective of why we have a First Amendment. It is because the freedom to speak our minds is absolutely essential to a free…





