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.

Actually, the American Rescue Plan has been a blessing for us.

All workers who were doing in--rendering in-person services while being exposed to this virus deserved this premium pay or hazard pay, and we did it.

On October 4, 2021, Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi publicly recognized that AES-PR is ready to convert its thermal plant to another source of energy.

The ball is in Congress' court. It is time for Congress to address this issue.

Nine out of ten American citizens living in Puerto Rico are proud American citizens. I am talking about Puerto Ricans.

the least that Congress should be doing is responding to this vote.

We had not had a majority vote, a clear-cut majority vote in a long time in dealing with the status of Puerto Rico.

We will enrich this nation when the time comes, and we become the 51st state of the Union.

A yes-or-no vote cannot be fairer. A yes-or-no vote cannot be more inclusive.