Pedro Pierluisi actually said...

I respectfully submit that there is ample justification to extend this provision for an additional period of years or better yet to make it ...

I respectfully urge extension of two tax provisions that expired in 2011 and that are of great importance to Puerto Rico's economy.

The territories are treated unequally under many Federal programs, and the cover over program helps to compensate for this fact.

I have worked hard to raise awareness in the Federal Government about drug-related violence in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.