Nydia M. Velazquez: “This bill is unworkable for Puerto Rico as it stands now. I applaud the effort and speed with which this was drafted…”

Look, she won, and I wish her well. And I offered myself to sit down with her and discuss the transition. But this is how democracy works.

I gladly rise in support of this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I applaud Representatives Chu, Finstad, and McIver for their bipartisan work on this bill. I encourage all my colleagues to vote ``yes,'' and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I once again thank my colleagues in the Senate for their hard work in bringing this together, as well as our House partnership of myself, Chairman Williams, Chairman Babin, and Ranking Member Lofgren for working in a…