washington u.s. lawmakers wednesday back plan help puerto rico escape cripple debt expand economy move could put rescue house representatives within days house natural resources committee endorse plan 29-10 vote leave intact provision endorse house speaker paul ryan plan would empower federal oversight board negotiate investors decide would recover roughly 70 billion lend island taxpayer money spend rescue would prevent bailout ryan office say statement wednesday puerto rico governor alejandro garcia padilla praise bill elements help address insolvency protect essential service grow economy however reiterate reservations broad power oversight board puerto ricans americans democratic right need protect like american citizens live mainland oversight provision meet obligation say statement urge ryan amend bill go full house vote plan investors may sue puerto rico oversight board work island creditors could face loss despite recent lobby wall street interest group among republicans vote wednesday half endorse rescue plan vocal minority warn would hurt investor demand municipal bond force issuers offer high yield taxpayers across country pay ... market adjust new world warn congressman tom mcclintock california bill call puerto rico oversight management economic stability act pass without significant change speaker ryan nancy pelosi top democrat house separate statements wednesday tout bipartisan support bill hold lawmakers may guide rescue past senate president barack obama 1.9 billion puerto rico debt due july 1. republicans may demand concessions democrats find oversight board punitive democrats also want guarantee island pension system shortfall 40 billion would protect first house senate set begin week-long memorial day holiday break end week debate bill full house expect sometime june puerto rico rescue bill advance full house vote