My first question will be to Mr. Ortiz. Mr. Ortiz, you were talking in your statement about different amounts of funds.

I am just asking the Committee to submit those documents to Mr. Ortiz as well as the Ranking Member.

the people of the territory have the right to determine its future political status otherwise.

The other is from Resident Commissioner Gonzalez-Colon, H.R. 6443--Securing the National Supply Chain Act.

I must point out that, on June 1, the Supreme Court validated the appointment process for the Oversight Board...

I think that if you really want to help Puerto Rico, that is not the way to do it.

What is the plan of the government of Puerto Rico to close the budget due to the loss of revenue?

The way Puerto Rico accesses and uses all its resources, both emergency as well as regular obligations, everything is controlled by PROMESA.

The citizens I represent will only be able to have equal treatment and opportunity by becoming a state.

Puerto Rico today shares with many other parts of the Nation the challenge of facing COVID-19.

Congress imposed PROMESA even though many like me were opposed.

The Supreme Court of the United States validated an appointment process of the Oversight Board, reaffirming that we are a possession, a colony of the United States, without any political power.

we need to focus on what the people I represent expect from their Federal and local governments.

I think the Republican Minority never wrote PROMESA. Actually, PROMESA was brought by a Democratic governor, Garcia Padilla.

provide federal tax incentives to economically depressed areas, also known as distressed zones, for the manufacturing of vital medical supplies.

We are pushing for that as well, sending letters and dealing with that with the USDA since the beginning.

I do know that Congress approved some funds through the CARES Act directly to the Governor's Fund.

The Island can never really prosper without equality and democracy within the United States.

So, Chairman, you are questioning me as a member of the Committee on my decisions on how to vote?

What specifically should be included in the case of Puerto Rico?

How can we cut red tape and bureaucracy, not just at the Federal level but what should be done at the government of Puerto Rico level?

Saying that this was just a Republican bill, that is incorrect.

How do you respond to this, and how does the 2020 Fiscal Plan address this issue?

If I am here in DC willing to work and represent the people of the island, why can't the rest of Congress do that?

I am the one elected to do the job.