The only ones elected to do that job is the Governor of Puerto Rico, who is sitting right there, and me.
The effects of Fiona and the ongoing rains have brought back to our attention that the necessary public works to make our infrastructure mor...
I understand that the biggest challenge Puerto Rico is facing is the unstable condition of the grid and the generation plants, and we all kn...
What we are supporting here is what the people of the island voted for, and that is statehood.
So, why treat Puerto Rico differently than the way you treat other states when they are in times of need?
I think Puerto Rico has been facing many----
A Resident Commissioner in Congress from the Territory of Puerto Rico.
Thank you, my dear friend, for yielding the time, for visiting the island, and being always available for the issues regarding Puerto Rico.
The main issue for our problems, financial problems, is the status. And that is the root of the problem.
many of those funds, the funding is not being used because of the hurdles and the red tape of many Federal agencies to use on the island.
This Committee did not pass H.R. 1522. We passed H.R. 8393. That was a consensus bill that had many hearings through the years.