Biden: ‘I Was Sort of Raised in the Puerto Rican Community at Home’

Biden: “— of our state is minority. And so, I — I was sort of raised in the Puerto Rican community at home politically. And so, we — and we came here for a long time, both for business and pleasure since you’re part of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and Delaware is as well, and I was chairman of the Judiciary Committee. I spent a lot of time in the northern part of the state. But look, it’s people like you who — who do so much for your community and are going to make such a big difference as Puerto Rico rebuilds. Thank you, Governor, for your partnership as we work together to help rebuild Puerto Rico, and I mean rebuild it all, and rebuild it in a resilient way. So you don’t — when storms come again, which they will, they’re not having the damage they caused before. (Applause) And I want to thank the members of Congress and local officials, community leaders that have joined us today. Ever since the hurricane struck, Jill and I have had people of Puerto Rico on our minds and in our prayers. We came here in person to show that we’re with you. All of America is with you as you receive and recover and rebuild.”