Rep. Colon: Thank You Mr. President for All You’re Doing on the Island

EXCERPT:

COLON: "Thank you, Mr. President. The thirst thing is that before we were hit by Maria, we were hit by Hurricane Irma. At that time, before the hurricane, it was FEMA acting together, more than 4,000 people were here on the island from different branches of the military: HHS, Navy, Army, FEMA, 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 within the federal government and the local government, like never before. We are in the path of a hurricane so we’re used receiving hurricanes, but never before a category 5. The amount of devastation is unheard of. But during all this time, we had the federal government by our side, doing the job, putting people here, like you in the military. Doing all that's been asked, all the questions and requests that the governor did, the President and his cabinet accomplished and sent more people, continuing to send in more people, trucks, drivers, resources. Thank you, Mr. President, for all you’ve been doing for the island."