Nydia Velázquez: “Just last week, the Government of Puerto Rico finally acknowledged that Maria actually killed nearly 3,000 Puerto Ricans…”

my colleagues on the other side of the aisle constantly use this fact to call for dramatic spending cuts

Therefore, we must consider the many other drivers of inflation to create a comprehensive policy response, not play political games.

Short-sighted attacks on the Council, by some of my colleagues across the aisle will only compromise our ability to appropriately protect the air and water quality and public health that our communities rely on.

Representative Schneider has been a long-time champion of this bill which codifies the SBA's Boots to Business program.