"The secretary, meaning Secretary of the Interior, is authorized and directed to the maximum extent feasible, to employ and train residents of the Virgin Islands."
"Why do we need to stop feeding people? I mean, my mother would lose her mind if you denied someone a plate of food."
"This program, we say, is about lifting people out of poverty, and I think the indictment is on us as a body."
"It is insulting to the island, which has a long memory of the U.S. military takeover in 1898."
"I want to thank Chairman Bishop, Ranking Member Grijalva, and the Resident Commissioner for their leadership, as well as Speaker Ryan and our leader, Nancy Pelosi."
"I am concerned that a large number of the discussions, thus far, have been focused solely around the fear of the collapse of Puerto Rican bonds, instead of the underlying issues that led to the debt c..."
"The oversight board has improved, but it still needs further improvement."
"this is an alternative to a bailout because, in the short term, if Congress truly understands both its fiduciary and, indeed, its moral responsibility to our fellow citizens in Puerto Rico, we have to..."
"Are you aware that Representative Goodlatte in the 106th, 107th, 108th, 109th Congress offered legislation on this matter?"
"the passage of those bills in both congressional houses gave clear evidence, I would think, that there is congressional intent on this matter."
"I believe that if the act was allowed to be implemented and regulated properly, much needed revenue might be brought to many different States."