"I once again thank for all her work, funds were appropriated, granting Puerto Rico the resources it needed to recover itself from the devastation."
"Again, we haven't received the publication in the Federal Register for the next tranche of funds."
"the first tranche of funds from HUD was approved and disbursed to the island. It was $1.5 billion."
"Unfortunately, we have only begun access to that initial $1.5 billion."
"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."
"having the funds being approved, not disbursed, has created the biggest hardship for many Puerto Ricans on the island."
"Congress has provided almost $20 billion in CDBG-DR funding."
"Our Governor's vision for a successful recovery relies on the synergies that the COR3 and the Puerto Rico Department of Housing can create."
"What is the delay and how can we overcome the delay for signing a public partnership agreement?"
"Congress must act before September 30, 2019, to avert catastrophic damage to our healthcare system and the health and well-being of the people of Puerto Rico."
"I think this is a great opportunity to have the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Natural Resources Committee jointly doing a hearing about a very important issue for the United States security."