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Public Testimony

Senator Gonzalez Costa discusses La Junta

New York City Council · Sep 28, 2026 · starts 1:56:16 · 31 sec

Senator Gonzalez Costa criticizes the Fiscal Oversight and Management Board (La Junta) as an unelected body with extraordinary powers. He argues Puerto Rico's future must be decided democratically by Puerto Ricans themselves.

Member of the Public - Adrián González Costa

On the other hand, the Fiscal Oversight and Management Board, La Junta, represents another fundamental problem.

Member of the Public - Adrián González Costa

Decisions affecting the lives of millions of Puerto Ricans have been placed in the hands of an unelected body with extraordinary powers.

Member of the Public - Adrián González Costa

From our perspective as an independence movement, Puerto Rico's future must be decided democratically by Puerto Ricans themselves, not by a board named single-handedly by the U.S.

Member of the Public - Adrián González Costa

Government.