This is very dangerous and hearkens back to some of the darkest periods in American history.

trust me, there will be 78 percent of Pennsylvanians who will think this is an extraordinarily stupid and dangerous idea.

So, Easterseals focuses on employment. And as you just mentioned, when you are able to get someone employment, then that helps them to be able to sustain housing.

I would agree with the observation of Mr. Weiss that it is crucially important that economic incentives be in place to allow the economic renewal in Puerto Rico to go forward.

If the forthcoming bill seeks to extinguish rather than enhance our democracy at the local level, I will do everything within my power to defeat it.

The goal of Congress, if it pursues the authority's creation, should be to provide Puerto Rico with the best means available to help remedy the fiscal distress as soon as possible.

The people of Puerto Rico are entitled to a prosperous and sustainable economic future.

Taking the necessary steps to assist the Commonwealth in timely implementing solutions to its well-recognized financial challenges is important not only to the Island but to the Nation as a whole.

I say this with genuine regret. Individuals and institutions loaned Puerto Rico money, and Puerto Rico promised to pay them back with interest.

Congress should grant Puerto Rico such authority, a measure that would cost the Federal Government and U.S. taxpayers nothing.

A six-month moratorium would destroy parishes and counties along the Gulf Coast that rely heavily on oil and gas as a way of revenue.

Opportunity Scholarships, in fact, have improved the education of thousands of children from low-income families, one of whom may be a future mayor of our city.

In our American democracy, when you can get 2,000 parents to come out on a not-so-beautiful work day to Freedom Plaza and demonstrate for this and generate 7,400 signatures, I think that says a lot.