"I think Puerto Rico has been facing many----"
"Governor, we were talking about the situations between FEMA, PREPA, and many people on the island that are following this hearing are always complaining that every week we do have a lot of blackouts."
"A Resident Commissioner in Congress from the Territory of Puerto Rico."
"Puerto Rico has been facing a long and tough recovery in every sense of the word."
"The effects of Fiona and the ongoing rains have brought back to our attention that the necessary public works to make our infrastructure more resilient, are going at a snail's pace."
"The main issue for our problems, financial problems, is the status. And that is the root of the problem."
"The only ones elected to do that job is the Governor of Puerto Rico, who is sitting right there, and me."
"What we are supporting here is what the people of the island voted for, and that is statehood."
"I understand that the biggest challenge Puerto Rico is facing is the unstable condition of the grid and the generation plants, and we all know that back home."
"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."
"Thank you, my dear friend, for yielding the time, for visiting the island, and being always available for the issues regarding Puerto Rico."