Therefore, I respectfully ask the committee to work with me to ensure that total funding for the National Guard Counterdrug Support Program is increased, and in particular to ensure that Puerto Rico receives its fair share of whatever funding is allocated.
Pierluisi advocates for increased funding for Puerto Rico's National Guard program.
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They would be our gladiators. They would be fighting for us whenever we face a natural disaster.
I am pleased to report that Puerto Rico is emerging from a challenging period with strength and optimism into a new era of stability evidenced by the island's economic upswing.
Imagine where Puerto Rico would have been today if it had not been for the fact that the Trump--during the Trump year, he withheld disaster relief money appropriated by the Congress of the United States.
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