Congresswoman, the intent was to provide the training materials that the pilots would need to fly the airplane, rather than try to educate them on the system details.

I think the best thing that we could do for Puerto Rico is get rid of PROMESA.

In complete agreement with your amendment calling for total transparency in relation to contracting consultants, lawyers and accountants by the Board, as Congresswoman Velazquez has been pushing for some time now.

I think that the record attests to the fact.

If the voters get their backsides too close to the fire, they will just have to sit on the blisters a while.

We also agree that there needs to be total transparency in governmental transactions.

the Federal Government needs to find ways to facilitate, not hinder, the process

Governments make decisions. I agree with you. When the government of these United States decided to bail out Wall Street, that was a decision.

These aren't acts of God, these are acts of government.

The Oversight Board is a distraction and has become a perfect political excuse for the local government.

All documents relating to the public debt of the government of Puerto Rico should be classified as a public document.

Puerto Rico not only has rejected the territorial status, but favored statehood in most recent plebiscites.

The people of Puerto Rico, the government of Puerto Rico, has done everything that has been asked by the Federal Government to access this funding in less than a year.

We applaud that the U.S. Government assumed the responsibility for payment of all expenses of the Board.

The only reason that there is a pension cut proposed in the plan of adjustment is because of the bankruptcy laws in the United States.

I think the first thing we should be looking at today is explaining the draft legislation to amend the Puerto Rico Oversight Board management, better known as PROMESA.

Local administrations have refused to define essential services for purely political reasons, because of the incapacity of politicians to be straightforward with the people.

PROMESA is an imperfect solution to the frightening challenge Puerto Rico faced in 2016.

We request Congress to act now.

So, it is time to bail out the people of Puerto Rico.

What will happen after the reconstruction funds end?

We will support any congressional bill that will benefit and contribute for the better quality of life of the U.S. citizens in Puerto Rico.

We thank you for the opportunity to express our comments regarding the amendments to the PROMESA Act of 2019.

We are still waiting for the grant agreement for $8.2 billion of critical funding.

It's time to extend to the American citizens of Puerto Rico the equal treatment, rights, and respect they deserve.