congresswoman jenniffer gonzalez , who i watched the other day and she was saying such nice things about all of the people who have worked so hard. do you think you could say a little bit what you said about us today? it is not about me, it is about the incredible people from the military, fema, first responders. doi have never seen people workg so hard in my life and >> thank you. maria, wewere hit by were hit by irma. coming together, more than 4000 people. navy, army, fema, and all the staff working together. they were here before, during, to staynd they continue boots on the ground during maria. the level never got of communication within the federal government and local government. used to it, but never before a category 5. devastation is unheard of. we have the federal government by our side, doing the job, all of the questions and requests. it will continue to send in more people, drivers, and resources. thank you for all you have been doing. president trump: president trump: i want to thank you because you were really generous. everybody saw this comments and we really appreciate

so congresswoman jenniffer gonzalez-colon, who i've watched the other day and she was saying such nice things about all of the people that have worked so hard. jenniffer, do you think you could say a little bit what you said about us today? and it's not about me, it's about these incredible people, from the military to fema, to first responders. i mean, i've never seen people working so hard in my life. perhaps you could say, congresswoman? rep. gonzalez-colon: thank you, mr. president. the first thing is that, before we were hit by maria, we were hit by hurricane irma. and during that time, before the hurricane, here was fema acting together with a lot of employees. more than 4,000 people were here in the island from the different branches of the military -- hhs, navy, army, fema -- and all the staff working together before the hurricane hit. they were here before, during, after the first hurricane, and they continued to stay on the island, boots on the ground. during maria -- same thing. i think we never got the level of communication between the federal government and the government

house speaker paul ryan led a congressional delegation to puerto rico where congresswoman jenniffer gonzalez-colon tweeted these photos of speaker ryan, g.o.p. conference chair cathy mcmorris rogers, appropriations committee leaders and the admiral of the coast guard. with the message -- let's get to work. and congresswoman mcmorris rodgers tweeted this peckture ps

house speaker paul ryan led a congressional delegation to puerto rico where congresswoman jenniffer gonzalez-colon tweeted these photos of speaker ryan, g.o.p. conference chair cathy mcmorris rogers, appropriations committee leaders and the admiral of the coast guard. with the message -- let's get to work. and congresswoman mcmorris rodgers tweeted this peckture 's criticism of what he calls fake news. are we a country still trying to figure out what freedom of speech is? guest: the argument never seems to end. now with this administration. for example, the president's statement just last week that nbc ought to lose its television license because it has broadcast material of which he disapproved . it is the latest example of the first amendment being threatened . tryinga of the president to inflict capital punishment on the network is unthinkable. it is also illegal. the fcc does not regulate network and there are a lot of legal protections that would keep this from happening, not just the first amendment. it is a disturbing example of the willingness of the president to go very far down the line

speaker, i'm pleased to yield six minutes to the gentlewoman from puerto -- miss jembings nni jenniffer gonzalez. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. miss gonzalez-colon: i want to thank the appropriations committee -- allow the federal government to help us in this dire situation. on behalf of the 3.4 million american citizens that lives in puerto rico, nearly the 5.5 puerto ricans that lives in the mainland, i rise today in strong support of this disaster supplemental appropriations bill. they have been focused on puerto rico since before the arrival of hurricane irma, and then during hurricane maria. i want to thank all my colleagues from both sides of the aisle who has reached out during these past three weeks to express their encouragement and actually offer their assistance during this process. for that and my constituents we will always be grateful for all members of this house. as you may know right now, puerto rico was hit by two major hurricanes irma, which cost significant damage in the eastern part of the island, that was on september 6. then on september 20, a few

speaker, i'm pleased to yield six minutes to the gentlewoman from puerto -- miss jembings nni jenniffer gonzalez. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. miss gonzalez-colon: i want to thank the appropriations committee -- allow the federal government to help us in this dire situation. on behalf of the 3.4 million american citizens that lives in puerto rico, nearly the 5.5 puerto ricans that lives in the mainland, i rise today in strong support of this disaster supplemental appropriations bill. they have been focused on puerto rico since before the arrival of hurricane irma, and then during hurricane maria. i want to thank all my colleagues from both sides of the aisle who has reached out during these past three weeks to express their encouragement and actually offer their assistance during this process. for that and my constituents we will always be grateful for all members of this house. as you may know right now, puerto rico was hit by two major hurricanes irma, which cost significant damage in the eastern part of the island, that was on september 6. then on september 20, a few

lamalfa: we had a very good briefing this week led by jenniffer gonzalez-colon and stacey plaskett. it was very important information as we all know the difficult situation especially we're seeing so much in puerto rico as well as the virgin islands. president trump visiting puerto rico this week. help son the way. indeed it has been on the way and we need to just keep pushing and pushing to rebuild infrastructure and push out into the islands where the need is still felt. so we know, we see, we're aware. we'll keep working to achieve positive results in the short term as well as we look at the situation with puerto rico and the difficulty with prepa, the power company and other issues we'll address as a committee in order to have a long-term, positive solution for the u.s. citizens, american citizens of puerto rico and what they need. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? without objection the gentlewoman is recognized for ne minute. ms. jackson lee: mr. speaker, many of us will be going home to our di

i want to thank my republican jenniffer gonzalez-colon. i remember texting with her through hurricane maria as she and her brother were holding the door of their home in puerto ensure marianot to got in that house. thank you for your support, thank you for your sister hoord as we both go through this. however you need me, i'm there for you. republicans must join democrats. democrats must join republicans in congress. to address the needs of the communities in crisis. by swiftly passing robust relief package that provides assistance not only today but throughout the long road to recovery. this is our chance in the virgin islands and puerto rico to show american might, to show american technology, to show american strength. president trump, you have complained about the other islands not wanting to support us when we go to the united nations or the organization of american states against places like venezuela or cuba or china. show that they can vote with us because americans do what they're supposed to do for the islands that they have resp

we are joined today bynd representative jenniffer gonzÁlez-colÓn from puerto rico, someone who knowsll too well about the difficult challengess her home is facing. thank you for being here for this important hearing. from coordinating the overall federal health care response, to ensuring that individuals have the medical treatment they need, to protecting the blood and pharmaceutical supply, to granting emergency waivers, andr everything in between, hhs has been working tirelessly to provide medical care and services to individuals affected by the storms. the overwhelming majority of health care facilities in the impacted areas went above and treat to protect and those in harm's way. yet, media reports indicate that some health care providers failed in their duty to protect their patients. there was a tragic situation at a nursing home in florida where fourteen residents died after the facility lost its air conditioning and this despite a hospital across the street that never lost power or cooling. the response in puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands has involved numerous federal

jenniffer gonzalez cologne tweeted edges of her along with senators ron johnson, cory gardner, tim kaine and richard blumenthal as well as house members at a news conference. votesid ahead of upcoming it's important for members to

jenniffer gonzalez cologne tweeted edges of her along with senators ron johnson, cory gardner, tim kaine and richard blumenthal as well as house members at a news conference. votesid ahead of upcoming it's important for members to know the current situation on the island. she added house speaker paul ryan will lead a separate delegation next week. one house member who joined the tweeted views from an aerial view he took with the cap "widespreadcaption, devastation in puerto rico is ." rtbreaking white house budget director mick mulvaney was asked about that on nbc's meet the press. >> puerto rico is between 79 and $120 billion in debt. there's no way they will get back into prosperity with that debt hanging over them. a process is going to have to figure out a way to relieve puerto rico that debt. that doesn't mean we are going to wave a magic wand and wipe out that debt. it also doesn't mean we are going to bail them out. >> but you are going to try to work with them in some form to mitigate this? >> to mitigate the debt, we are going to work with them to rebuild the island. how they de