Pedro Pierluisi

The debt needs to be the lower the better.

FEMA has agreed to come in and assist us in increasing our power generation for a period of time which could range between 1 year and 1½ years.

The damage that we have suffered, because of this hurricane, is rain-related, mostly. It's going to - by the time, the tail leaves Puerto Rico, we will have gotten roughly 35 inches of rain. That's a huge amount of rain.

I hope that it's going to be a matter of days, to get the service back, to most of our customers.

We are much better-prepared now than Puerto Rico was, five years ago, when we got hit by the Hurricane Maria.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

I know Resident Commissioner Jenniffer Gonzalez suffers through them every day in her tenure in Congress.

We deserve equality as American citizens, and we will not stop this fight until we achieve it.

The time for patient study, delay tactics, committees, and task forces is over. Democracy has spoken. Let her live!

My people and I will never consent to inequality. Inequality is un-American. And we must all stand against it.

The right to vote, to participate in politics, and to shape the direction of the democracy we share...

your bill, Resident Commissioner, Congressman Soto's bill, is the right approach.

Our request is always treat me the same. We are American citizens. Give me the same treatment in all Federal programs.

They would be our gladiators. They would be fighting for us whenever we face a natural disaster.

It is the right thing to do. It is the courageous thing to do, and I welcome the debate.

I contend that we should only be discussing how to enable the freely and democratically expressed will of the American citizens of Puerto Rico.

Statehood has the majority support in Puerto Rico, and it only will grow if Congress offers it to the people of Puerto Rico.

The voters have spoken clearly, and it is time for Congress to accept the results.

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

Once Puerto Rico settles its political status once and for all, I am sure and I have no doubt our economy will prosper.

You will get an overwhelming vote from the people of Puerto Rico accepting it.