No one has been held accountable for this grotesque abuse of power.

A term we keep hearing from the left is, oh, these are mostly peaceful protests.

What would be wrong with repealing PROMESA, disbanding its management board and then handing the whole mess back to the people who created it?

I am deeply disappointed that this Committee hearing is conducted in a manner that makes a mockery of the constitutional process of government that is set forth in our Constitution.

I am informed that Garret Graves, a member of this Committee, has been trying to get on this hearing and has not been able to.

Self-government means not only electing our representatives, but it also means dealing with the consequences of their decisions.

the Congress has to share the responsibility in making sure that the people of Puerto Rico have the tools not only to exit bankruptcy but also to pave the way for economic recovery.

It is not what our constituents have a right to expect of us.

That can't be done on a Zoom call.

I would suggest that we suspend this until Mr. Graves can join the Committee to which he is duly appointed as an elected Member of the House of Representatives.

I have been an opponent of PROMESA since it was first introduced.

PROMESA's unelected management board is an affront to, little D, democratic values and, little R, republican institutions.