Bill Nelson: “I will. Let me make this statement. There is another part of unfairness, and that is that Puerto Ricans are not being…”

“I will. Let me make this statement. There is another part of unfairness, and that is that Puerto Ricans are not being treated the same way under the Medicare and Medicaid laws as well. To this Senator from Florida, who is close to the Puerto Rican people, it does not seem to be the fair thing. Regardless of what the issue is with regard to how they got into economic trouble, the fact is they are in economic trouble. The question is, How are we going to get them out of economic trouble? Of course, for purposes of a question, I yield to the distinguished Senator, my chairman of the Finance Committee.”