Jenniffer González-Colón: “Unfortunately, we have only begun access to that initial $1.5 billion.”

Thank you, Mr. Secretary, for your call yesterday and your well wishes, and I would like to take this opportunity to draw your attention to issues in Puerto Rico transportation.

Puerto Rico is not included in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.

We are grateful to Chairman Westerman for stewardship of COFA renewal so far.

Despite our compact agreement, the Freely Associated States are independent nations, that if we in the United States fail to remain engaged and do not renew our economic agreement with them, there will be nothing in the way to stop…