Orrin Hatch

I do not think this country has done its job either in helping Puerto Rico in doing some of the things that should be done.

Even with those boosts in Federal funding and the related increases in Commonwealth spending, all we see is added Commonwealth debt.

We have to look at all of this in the totality for the 3.5 million citizens who have served this country.

Under the present Territorial status, the Government of Puerto Rico has its hands tied behind its back.

According to statements from the Puerto Rican Government, the territory's debt of more than $72 billion is 'not payable.'

Could cause long-term damage to the health, safety and financial well-being of the families living and working in Puerto Rico.

I have offered several efforts here. We skipped over the Puerto Rican hospitals in terms of health care technology.

Puerto Rico needs an orderly process to restructure its unsustainable liabilities;

This is a comprehensive bill that includes provisions ranging from ensuring the island has equitable and sustainable Medicaid funding.

The poverty rate in Puerto Rico is approximately 45 percent.

I think there is no good reason why Puerto Rico should not have equal access to chapter 9.

I am a sponsor of the legislation that Senator Schumer talked about to correct this inequity.

It makes no sense that an American citizen living in Puerto Rico is ineligible for the EITC.

If we wanted to help Puerto Rico, CMS is capable of finding an alternative way to calculate Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital payments.

I know that Ranking Member Wyden is committed to working with me to update and improve our understanding of this situation.

Orderly resolution of debt defaults are preferred to chaotic ones

The last thing Puerto Rican workers need right now is a pay cut.

We've all watched with great interest as the debt situation in Puerto Rico has unfolded.

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