Jenniffer González-Colón: “Those in poverty have literally no available income after they pay for their most basic necessities each month.”

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.

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

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

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