Jenniffer González-Colón: “This figure represents an increase of over $12.2 million from FY 2017.”

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 received a D-minus score by the American Society of Civil Engineers scorecard published in 2019 because the bridges, ports, and roads are among the lowest grades per individual category.

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

Trump was only focused on what’s happening in Mexico and in the United States, on that border.