11/01/2017
https://congress.gov...
"While having resources available to the U.S. insular areas is most welcome, I fear this bill does little to study existing programs and functions that could support some of the goals intended in this ..."
"I fear that adding Puerto Rico to the definition of insular areas under Title 48 could have unintended consequences of an overhaul of how Federal grant programs work on the island."
"The mitigation is a big issue, and how we met with those situation, I think the Army Corps of Engineers has been working in Puerto Rico."
"We must prepare and have the resiliency to deal with this natural phenomena when they occur."