we may take more time starting with the first one which is mister fleming, number 76 area mister flemingou're recognized for five minutes on your amendment. >> i would like to submit for the record an article from politico on may 9, 2016. the article states and i'm quoting the article, lawmakers say they absolutely, positively will not bailout puerto rico but here's the thing. federal government already is bailing out to rico. it goes on to say this. the obama administration effectively as been providing the beleaguered island with billions of dollars in aid through a little noticed and convoluted tax arrangements. with the help of a washington law firm, puerto rico in 2010 created a special corporate levee aimed at getting money out of the us treasury and the us is has refused to rule on whether it's legitimate. those are not my words, that's from politico. my amendment simply requires a final ruling from the ras before the rest of the bill's provisions and go into effect . first, a bit of history. the government of puerto rico enacted a new tax through act 154 that took effect in janua