Pedro Pierluisi: “President Obama has pledged most recently in a letter to our Governor, Luis Fortuno, to 'seek equal coverage of Puerto…”

The American citizens of Puerto Rico did not come to us after these disasters with their hands out.

We proved that when you treat us equally, we can do as well or better than anybody in the States.

I am not going to support any restructuring that is not sustainable, that is not affordable.

We would like to be included in the SNAP program, and we are requesting that. It is only fair that we get the same nutrition assistance as our fellow American citizens in the States.