,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bj1    
#bjba,ms4 ,velzquez 7= h]self1 ,mr4     
,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,torres ( 
,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mr4  
,soto1 ,mr4 ,sires1 & ,mr4 ,grijalva7   
submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural
 ,res\rces  ,,concurr5t ,,resolution    
,m>k+ ! f\r-ye> anniv]s>y ( ! deva/ation
 ( ,pu]to ,rico & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9
 ,isl&s by ,hurricane ,m>ia4  ,:]eas1 on
 ,septemb] #bj1 #bjag1 ,hurricane ,m>ia 
made l&fall 9 ,pu]to ,rico2 ,:]eas      
,pu]to ,rico & ! ,u4,s4 ,virg9 ,isl&s 7 
/ill recov]+ f a direct hit by          
,hurricane ,irma :5 ,hurricane ,m>ia    
made l&fall j #ad days lat]2 ,:]eas1 on 
,septemb] #bj1 #bjba1 ! p ( ,pu]to ,rico
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isl&s z well z ^? liv+ on ! ma9l& w     
ackn[l$ge ! f\r-ye> anniv]s>y (         
,hurricane ,m>ia2 ,:]eas ,hurricane     
,m>ia is ! second deadlie/ /orm 9       

record$ ,unit$ ,/ates hi/ory aft] !     
,great ,galve/on ,hurricane ( #aijj2    
,:]eas ! p ( ,pu]to ,rico liv+ on bo? ! 
ma9l& ,unit$ ,/ates & ! isl& h %[n an   
incr$ible & resili5t _s 9 rebuild+ aft] 
_! record losses2 ,:]eas ,pu]to ,rico   
fac$ "o ( ! longe/ black\ts 9 ,unit$    
,/ates hi/ory1 :]e millions ( resid5ts 7
 left )\t p[] & basic s]vices = ne>ly a 
ye>1 trigg]+ physical & m5tal heal?1    
migration1 h\s+1 & infra/ructure crises2
 ,:]eas f\r ye>s s9ce ,hurricane ,m>ia  
made l&fall 9 ,pu]to ,rico1 ! electrical
 grid on ! isl& rema9s unreliable leav+ 
millions )\t a secure s\rce ( p[] z !y  
suff] int]mitt5t br[n\ts & black\ts2    
,:]eas ?\s&s ( p 9 ,pu]to ,rico & !     
,u4,s4 ,virg9 ,isl&s /ill h blue t>ps   
ov] _! ro(s due to ! impacts (          
,hurricanes ,m>ia & ,irma2 ,:]eas       
hundr$s ( ?\s&s ( ,pu]to ,ricans 7      
uproot$ & "s h relocat$ to ! ma9l&      
,unit$ ,/ates z a result ( ,hurricane   
,m>ia2 ,:]eas hundr$s ( ,pu]to ,ricans  
displac$ by ,hurricane ,m>ia cont9ue to 

ne$ h\s+ assi/ance f ! t]ritorial &     
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t due to unaddress$      
damage to _! homes on ! isl&2 ,:]eas    
,pu]to ,rico's economic heal? cont9ues  
to waiv] z ! preexi/+ debt crisis 0     
exac]bat$ by ! impact ( ,hurricane      
,m>ia2 ,:]eas ,hurricane ,m>ia is ! ?ird
 mo/ co/ly ,unit$ ,/ates tropical       
cyclone record$1 ) damages e/imat$ at   
#ih1ajj1jjj1jjj2 ,:]eas ! ,f$]al        
,gov]nm5t has allocat$ almo/            
#gb1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 disa/] relief fund+ to
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,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s rebuild f disa/]s  
s9ce ,hurricane ,m>ia /ruck2 ,:]eas !   
(ficial dea? toll f ,hurricane ,m>ia n[ 
/&s at #b1ige victims 9 ,pu]to ,rico1   
al?\gh "s academic e/imates place ! toll
 at #d1fde2 ,:]eas _m ( ! und]ly+       
vuln]abilities contribut+ to ! massive  
dea? toll on ! ,isl&1 su* z an und]fund$
 heal?c>e sy/em & a %ortage ( m$ical    
physicians & speciali/s are /ill pres5t2
 ,:]eas ! ov] #h1jjj resid5ts ( ! isl&  
municipality ( ,vieques1 ,pu]to ,rico   

lo/ _! prim>y hospital & to ?is date1 d 
n h an adequate & compreh5sive heal?c>e 
facility2 ,:]eas ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy &    
,managem5t ,ag5cy 7,,fema7 ,(fice ( !   
,inspector ,g5]al f\nd 9 a ,septemb]    
#bjbj report ,,fema mismanag$ !         
di/ribution ( commodities 9 response to 
,hurricanes ,irma & ,m>ia 9 ,pu]to      
,rico2 ,:]eas x is kn[n t ,,fema lo/    
visibility ( approximately #ch p]c5t (  
its commodity %ipm5ts to ,pu]to ,rico1  
wor? an e/imat$ #beg1jjj1jjj2 ,:]eas !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t  
7,,hud7 ,(fice ( ! ,inspector ,g5]al    
f\nd 9 an ,april #bjba report ! ,trump  
adm9i/ration creat$ bureaucratic hurdles
 t delay$ approximately #bj1jjj1jjj1jjj 
9 hurricane disa/] recov]y & mitigation 
funds to ,pu]to ,rico2 ,:]eas ,pu]to    
,rico & ! ,u4,s4 ,virg9 ,isl&s cont9ue  
to battle ) climate *ange1 :i* has      
int5sifi$ tropical cyclones1 ris+       
temp]atures1 coa/al erosion1 dr\ghts1   
fla% floods1 among o!r climate ev5ts2   
,:]eas ,pu]to ,rico cont9ues to address 

& respond to o!r disa/]s1 includ+ !     
#bjbj e>?quakes & ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic2 
& ,:]eas millions ( ,pu]to ,ricans &    
,virg9 ,isl&]s /ill grapple ) !         
physical1 emotional1 & economic damages 
caus$ by ,hurricanes ,m>ia & ,irma3 ,n[1
 !re=e1 be x ,t ,congress-- 7#a7 rema9s 
/eadfa/ 9 its commitm5t to ! p ( ,pu]to 
,rico & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s   
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is resolv+ clause z !     
,u4,s4 ,virg9 ,isl&s7 to assi/ 9 re/or+ 
! isl&s to _! full pot5tial2 &  7#b7 w  
resolutely assure t x w n ab&on ! plight
 (-- 7,a7 ! millions ( citiz5s ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates liv+ 9 ,pu]to ,rico & !   
,u4,s4 ,virg9 ,isl&s2 &  7,b7 to !      
citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates :o h relocat$ 
f ,pu]to ,rico & ! ,u4,s4 ,virg9 ,isl&s 
to ! ma9l& ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 ! aft]ma?
 ( ,hurricane ,m>ia4