"Approximately 600,000 lives. And that will be if we can keep the program viable for Puerto Rico."
"If the Congress is not acting, a lot of people are going to lose their insurance, a lot of people are going to lose their services."
"I am willing, as the Representative of Puerto Rico, to work across the aisle to reach a long-term solution for the territories."
"there is no real Medicaid financial help cleared for Puerto Rico. This is the PROMESA Board saying a few weeks ago."
"If we fail to act with the expediency that the situation requires, the provision of health care in all territories will be severely affected."
"I am also an original co-sponsor of H.R. 1354, the Territories Health Equity Act, legislation introduced by Congresswoman Plaskett."
"The DSH money, for the knowledge of the Members, is disproportionate share hospital segment."
"And I think that is finally common sense."
"So, more than half a million American citizens living in Puerto Rico, they are not covered by Medicaid full programs as they were in the states just because of the lack of funding of the treatment of ..."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And before my time commences, I want to ask unanimous consent to put in the record a memorandum of the Medicaid financing in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands made by th..."
"Unless Congress acts, we will be faced with potentially catastrophic damage to our Medicaid program and our healthcare system."