Dwight Evans: “I would like to thank my colleague Congresswoman Velazquez for her long history of working to help Puerto Rico.”

I come here today, as the Representative of Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District, located in Philadelphia.

I hope that we can continue our bipartisan work to pass this bill through the House this Congress.

That is why I am co-leading H.R. 8844, along with my colleagues Congressman Dwight Evans, Congresswoman Marie Newman, and Congresswoman Young Kim.

I rise and strongly oppose this bill. It would hurt families. It would hurt seniors. It would hurt workers. We must uphold rather than undermine our country's strong economic recovery and standing. We are here to govern. That means paying…