Jenniffer González-Colón: “Let there be no doubt, the weight of their opinions stems from the Territorial Clause and not from the freely and…”

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.

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.

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

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