Some people should resist the temptation to cater to those who would rather use the Island as a political talking point...

we also heard the complaint that the Oversight Board takes too long to review some documents and plans submitted by the government of Puerto Rico.

Why can't Congress do the same thing we are asking for all Americans and all businesses among the nation?

As you are aware, there is a lot of frustration on the island in terms of how long it is going to take for the Federal and local government for a lot of the disbursement of many of those Federal funds.

What actions will the government of Puerto Rico need to pursue to increase this participation in Federal programs?

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

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

So how can we protect not just the employees of the airlines and the transportation industry but the passengers as well?

I need to say that what Representative Lowenthal was explaining about his experiences while traveling is not different from any of us that have been traveling in the last 3 months.

many of the mayors in Puerto Rico, the municipalities, are still asking when the major projects are going to be approved.

Thank you for always answering my calls, my texts regarding many of the issues regarding Puerto Rico and the two previous disasters.

Thank you for providing me an opportunity to testify on some of Puerto Rico's priorities for Fiscal Year 2021.

I respectfully urge the subcommittee to include language, just like you did last year, directing the U.S. Department of Justice to prioritize law enforcement personnel and resources in the U.S. Caribbean.

we are advocating for overall funding of all the programs to $105 million

given the lack of funding, we are asking them to do an impossible job

I ask the subcommittee to provide robust funding to the National Science Foundation, as well as NASA programs to support its operation.

Thank you, Chairman Serrano, for your leadership in the committee and the support of Puerto Rico.

NOAA has begun to develop a new agency initiative, a SASH prevention program.

Every employee deserves a workplace free of sexual assault and harassment.

I think this issue of sexual assault and sexual harassment is very serious. It cannot be tolerated in a Federal workforce.

I will be requesting an increase in the block grant for Fiscal Year 2021 that is needed for the island.

These three disasters did not create the challenges with NAP. However, they exacerbated these challenge.

If we were in the SNAP program, we will never be here.

I think this is the right time to bring them back.

We were not aware of the seismic activity on the Island.