as long as Puerto Rico remains a territory--without equal treatment under Federal programs, forced to borrow heavily to make up the difference and without the ability to vote for the national leaders who regulate our economy--the island will not be in a position to overcome its economic problems.
Pierluisi emphasizes the need for Puerto Rico's statehood to resolve economic issues.
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We respectfully ask this Committee and Congress to help us address some additional challenges that we are facing in our ongoing post-disaster reconstruction.
I am not going to allow PREPA to end up with a debt burden that is going to end up causing extraordinary increases, unacceptable increases, in the cost of electricity in Puerto Rico.
I thank you for favorably reporting H.R. 8393 out of this Committee and urge Congress to approve it.
The people of Puerto Rico voted and chose permanent union with the United States through statehood as their path forward.
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