Jenniffer González-Colón: “The Oversight Board is a distraction and has become a perfect political excuse for the local government.”

Under the terms of the Freely Associated agreements, compact citizens can migrate and work in the United States but they are not U.S. citizens or nationals.

I will be supporting the continued funding of this program as well as of others in the budget request.

Without undue delay, we can and should exercise oversight and move the agreements forward.

I am so happy to be here, and I wish you a fast recovery. You are a true friend of the island.