Ann Claire Williams: “So, Easterseals focuses on employment. And as you just mentioned, when you are able to get someone employment, then that…”

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

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

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.

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.