"The cost of not believing in climate change is just too high."
"We are going to do our best to end this crisis for good in Puerto Rico with regard to Medicaid."
"we apologize that you all have to go through this over and over again, when there should be a permanent fix."
"I am proud to have introduced, along with Congresswoman Velazquez and the rest of the Puerto Rican task force, a new Medicaid parity bill for Puerto Rico."
"it is time to end this injustice."
"we need to boost that up."
"I trust that today's testimonies will help my colleagues understand the urgent need for action."
"I have introduced H.R. 2306, the Puerto Rico Medicaid Act, which seeks to strengthen the Medicaid program on the Island."
"In Puerto Rico, under the current Medicaid system, we have seen over 6,000 doctors leave the island..."
"we would like territories to be treated as states and get the same type of treatment that they would get otherwise."
"In fact, we probably need several ways, but it is certainly one of the most logical ways given, to your point earlier, that it hasn't been touched since 1993."