- "If we don't make a dramatic adjustment, there could be a total collapse in upcoming months," said Elias Sanchez, the governor's representative to a federal control board created last year to oversee Puerto Rico's finances.
- The Secretaries of the U.S. Treasury and Health and Human Services also called for fast congressional action, saying a bipartisan task force report failed to go far enough on recommending a low-income tax credit for the commonwealth.