The passengers on this ship are not only the 3.5 million U.S. citizens that reside in Puerto Rico. They are also individuals and institutions located in Puerto Rico and the states that own bonds issued by the territory and its instrumentalities.
Pierluisi compares Puerto Rico's situation to a distressed ship, highlighting shared responsibility with creditors.
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I am confident that we could reach that goal by 2025, because there are a lot of projects in the pipeline.
Science and medicine have been driving our government decisions. I have been relying on the medical and scientific community in Puerto Rico for my decisions.
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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