We know that readiness shortfalls exist, from degraded maintenance capabilities to reduced training hours, and we need to address them.
Just as it will take time to build back readiness, these issues, of course, did not arise overnight.
Thank you very much, Madam Chairwoman, Ranking Member, and members of the panel for your testimony this morning.
I remain disappointed that the bill does not address issues such as Medicaid, the EITC, and government pensions.
I truly appreciate your leadership and being true to your word to craft a bill to assist Puerto Rico.
The bill clearly prohibits elected officials from Puerto Rico from serving on the control board.
So we are doing all that we can to be proactive in ensuring that what is happening to Puerto Rico does not happen to the rest of us.
The debt crisis will not be resolved through debt restructuring alone but, rather, will need additional fixes.
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So I am asking, Secretary Carter, what role the administration sees for Guam in the broader strategy; should Congress continue moving forwar...
As a representative from the Asia-Pacific area, I would like to start off by expressing my sincere sympathy for the people of Belgium and fo...