spanish. can be the connecter of the diplomatic center. we have a lot of assets in puerto rico neil: what is the treasury secretary saying about that? we spoke about the possibilities of growth and the agenda that we re setting. neil, i passed 14 bills and signed 14 bills that go to restructuring government, reducing neil: you re working your hiney off. i don t mean to make light of it. was the treasury secretary supportive of statehood? we didn t talk about the status issue neil: i bet you did. i couldn t not come up. no, he was very much fixated on the fiscal plan, which he wants us to collaborate with the fiscal oversight board. we did go to the secretary of justice and we went to his office. we submitted preliminary documents on the statehood
neil: everybody thinks it s a matter of time and skated off and pushed back, but the fear seems to be you guys are going to go bankrupt. well, we feel that we have laid out a path towards a puerto rico that has less spending on the government side that can invest on growth opportunities. that we can actually navigate outside of this predicament. i feel comfortable with the ideas and the policies we pushed forward. we ran a campaign of reducing a government structure in puerto rico from 131 to 30, 35 agencies that will give us leeway to start investing elsewhere and optimizing a path for growth and accesso creation of jobs in puerto rico. neil: many say why doesn t puerto rico because a state of the united states. those in the united states would like to see that happen. what are your thoughts on that? there is no back and forth. the people of puerto rico have
the mandate that donald trump has in many areas but in national security in particular, is to change the policies of the past. if the bureaucrats are we ded to the policies of the pass aren t going to let it go, the elected representative of the people can t do what he was elected to do. that has constitutional implications. neil: you re a rock star there, aren t you, john? i love cpac. it s a great gathering. privileged to speak every year. glad to do it. neil: are you going to tell us what administration position you re taking or no? well, no. if you hear anything, neil, let me know. neil: a coy way of handling it. thanks very much. thank you. neil: and puerto rico, what do we about that? why should we care? puerto rico is in a world of hurt. we ve gotten indications that washington is serious about addressing this for no less than the treasury secretary meeting with the governor of puerto rico
nuance today. the fake media. drawing a distinction between serious reporters and people writing fake news. this is an ongoing story. it s integral to trump s vision of reshaping america that the hard-line left wing propagandists have to be taken head on. you can t allow them to pretend they re neutral. they ll destroy you. neil: you know what got lost in the argument? the dow hitting a 11th record. more market wealth because people are going to be obsessed on this story because he elevated it. look, in the long run, it won t matter because he s convinced the dow will keep going on and continue to get more people to invest in america. neil: okay. look at all the strong things he s doing around this fight. this fight is central to defining the trump world and the anti-trump world. neil: okay. don t start invading my little nerdy world of stocks.
administration and its agenda at that event. actor robert dahbi joins us. what do you tell them, robert? what do you expect? to my hollywood colleagues, i wrote a piece on it the other day. i told them to lighten up. have them invite all the immigrants, all the refugees, the migrants, the illegals. we should open up the rules for the academy, be a good idea and let s forget the rules. forget the rules for the studio and open the gates in belaire and let people camp out. it s time we show our hearts in good faith. why have any boundaries at all? as a matter of fact, i don t even think the police should be security for the oscars and how they cordon off hollywood boulevard so law-abiding citizens can t go.