Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon actually said...

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And before my time commences, I want to ask unanimous consent to put in the record a memorandum of the Medicaid financing in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands made by th..."

"more than half a million American citizens living in Puerto Rico, they are not covered by Medicaid full programs as they were in the states just because of the lack of funding"

"I trust that today's testimonies will help my colleagues understand the urgent need for action."

"This underfunding contributes to larger systemic problems, including lower provider reimbursement rates and provider shortages."