Pedro Pierluisi actually said...

I firmly believe independence is not the right economic answer to our situation.

Pierluisi states that independence is not a viable economic solution for Puerto Rico.

06/23/2015

More Pedro Pierluisi Quotes

If we cannot get a balanced, bipartisan bill to the President's desk, the consequences for Puerto Rico and the island's creditors are likely...

Otherwise, this is not going to happen. Puerto Rico is going to continue deteriorating, people are going to continue migrating to the states...

I believe these titles are a dramatic improvement over the earlier version of the bill and now, more or less, strike the appropriate balance...

This is not Chapter 9. I have a Chapter 9 bill. Mr. Duffy had a Chapter 9 bill. This is not super Chapter 9.