"Thank you. Ms. Jaresko, I have another question. You say you were expecting $48 billion in disaster aid over the next 15 years."
"provide federal tax incentives to economically depressed areas, also known as distressed zones, for the manufacturing of vital medical supplies."
"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?"
"What actions will the government of Puerto Rico need to pursue to increase this participation in Federal programs?"
"Some people should resist the temptation to cater to those who would rather use the Island as a political talking point..."
"The Island can never really prosper without equality and democracy within the United States."
"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."
"How do you respond to this, and how does the 2020 Fiscal Plan address this issue?"
"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 are pushing for that as well, sending letters and dealing with that with the USDA since the beginning."