"We must prepare and have the resiliency to deal with this natural phenomena when they occur."
"The mitigation is a big issue, and how we met with those situation, I think the Army Corps of Engineers has been working in Puerto Rico."
"I have been living in Puerto Rico since I was born. So, as an island that lays in the Caribbean, we are used to hurricanes."
"The rights to vote and to be equally represented in the government that make one's laws and to have elections conducted thoroughly are the most fundamental and essential elements of democracy."
"The only way for a territory to obtain broader representation in Congress, equal or otherwise, or in electing a President is to become a State or for the Constitution to be amended."
"The United States is history's greatest democracy, but it has never been a perfect democracy."
"I can report that Puerto Rico does want to be a State of the Union, and it wants equality and democracy within the United States."
"I just want to highlight bipartisan legislation I introduced that could help Puerto Rico's energy transformation."
"We must also ensure funding allocated in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria is no longer delayed by bureaucratic processes."
"If enacted, this bill will create not just jobs, but hours of energy needs and the prices in the territories."
"We need to pursue policies to at-risk high electricity costs that hinder economic growth."