Subject: USE THIS PR STATEMENT FOR CALL
From: "Ann O'Leary" <[email-masked]>
To: John Podesta <[email-masked]>, Amanda Renteria <[email-masked]>, Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]>, Jennifer Palmieri <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2015 11:18:35 -0700

Here is the statement that went to HRC....

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Dan Stein <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 4:10 PM
Subject: Re: Please ask HRC to Review and Approve: Puerto Rico Statement
To: Huma Abedin <[email-masked]>
Cc: Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]>, Ann O'Leary <
[email-masked]>, Amanda Renteria <[email-masked]>,
Connolly Keigher <[email-masked]>, Robert Russo <
[email-masked]>, Nick Merrill <[email-masked]>

I passed to Oscar this morning -- attached.

On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 7:08 PM, Huma Abedin <[email-masked]> wrote:

> Dan - how did she get the final version?
> Not sure any of us on road are tracking final version.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 3, 2015, at 5:15 PM, Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
>
> Can we get this reviewed and approved today?
>
>
>
> On Jul 3, 2015, at 12:01 PM, Ann O'Leary <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
>
> Thank you all!
>
>
> Ann O’Leary
> Sent from my iPhone
> (510) 717-5518 (cell)
>
> On Jul 3, 2015, at 8:58 AM, Amanda Renteria <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
>
> Tnx.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 3, 2015, at 11:48 AM, Dan Stein <[email-masked]> wrote:
>
> Caught before she received and updated.
>
> On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 11:40 AM, Amanda Renteria <
> [email-masked]> wrote:
>
>> Changed equitable to equal and added other programs.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jul 3, 2015, at 11:34 AM, Dan Stein <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>
>> Passed to HRC, thanks.
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 11:11 AM, Ann O'Leary <[email-masked]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Huma and Team -
>>>
>>> Here is a final, final version of the Puerto Rico statement.  Could you
>>> please ask HRC to review and approve it so we could get it out today? If
>>> she has questions, she can call me (510-717-5518) or Amanda
>>> (650-868-1188) to discuss.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Ann
>>>
>>> *DRAFT HRC Statement on Puerto Rico Debt Crisis*
>>>
>>> *July 2, 2015*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The people of Puerto Rico, our fellow American Citizens, are hurting
>>> right now under a weak economy that has been struggling for years. Puerto
>>> Ricans are proud American citizens who work hard and contribute to our
>>> Nation every day and they deserve a chance to get ahead.  Congress and the
>>> Obama Administration need to partner with Puerto Rico by providing real
>>> support and tools so that Puerto Rico can do the hard work it will take to
>>> get on a path toward stability and prosperity.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The challenge is multi-faceted, and will ultimately require Puerto Rico
>>> to find a way to pay back its debtors in an orderly fashion.  As a first
>>> step, Congress should provide Puerto Rico the same authority that states
>>> already have to enable severely distressed government entities, including
>>> municipalities and public corporations, to restructure their debts under
>>> Chapter 9 of the Bankruptcy Code.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> We're not talking about a bailout, we're talking about a fair shot at
>>> success.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> We also have to step back and look hard at how Puerto Rico’s economy
>>> arrived at this dire situation.  The deficit is a consequence of an economy
>>> that has lagged that of the States for decades and shrunk for eight of the
>>> last nine years.  Puerto Rico needs a longer-term plan to address a
>>> declining population, eroding employment base, high utility rates and the
>>> impact of unequal federal investments.  It will take tough decisions and
>>> real economic reforms.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> But we should also recognize that the inconsistent — and incoherent —
>>> treatment of Puerto Rico in federal laws and programs has substantially
>>> contributed to the economic decline.  One troubling example of this
>>> treatment is the lack of equity in federal funding for Puerto Rico under
>>> Medicaid and Medicare.  This problem has been demonstrated in recent months
>>> by a scheduled cut in Medicare Advantage premium reimbursement rates.  In
>>> 2008, I called for an end to the disparate treatment of Puerto Rico in
>>> federal health programs.  Today, I renew that call, and commit to helping
>>> Puerto Ricans get on a path towards equal treatment under Medicaid and
>>> Medicare and other federal programs.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Underlying all of this is the fundamental question of Puerto Rico’s
>>> ultimate future. That question needs to be resolved in accordance with the
>>> expressed will of our fellow citizens, the people of Puerto Rico.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ann O'Leary
>>> Senior Policy Advisor
>>> Hillary for America
>>> Cell: 510-717-5518
>>>
>>
>>
>

-- 
Ann O'Leary
Senior Policy Advisor
Hillary for America
Cell: 510-717-5518