We can, as our prerogative, set up general progress--process, and then still on this law get more aggressive with certain chemicals, in this case asbestos.

The public expects us to get it right, particularly on public health.

So we don't know how many people are dying still because of inaction; is that correct?

Thank you, Governor, for your strong leadership to help Puerto Rico recover from the brink of collapse.

I think that latter group, the Governor and the legislature, are more appropriate to do economic development.

But the underlying documents to make an independent audit are not made public currently if you wanted to make an independent one; is that correct?

The two mandates: (1) to have 4 years of balanced budgets, and (2) to have market access at reasonable interest rates, are what we need in order to have, as you say, PROMESA go away.

I think having an energy revolution, getting off of oil and coal, which are two of the most expensive parts of the economy, are absolutely critical for Puerto Rico's economic future.

If there was sovereign immunity, we wouldn't need a PROMESA Board.

I am very interested in helping resolve the long-term Medicaid parity issue, as well as apply the Affordable Care Act to Puerto Rico.

I think there are some ironies and arguments, because we are trying to make sure that we protect Puerto Rico's sovereignty.

We are scheduled, if nothing is done, for that to go even higher.

We live in an amazing time where diseases and conditions that would have easily killed our grandparents... are now things that people readily survive from.

We are getting to voting soon.

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