▁United ▁States ▁Congress . ▁After ▁his ▁Party ▁lost ▁the ▁elections , ▁Mr . ▁Sal azar ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁private ▁sector ▁and ▁joined ▁Fund ación ▁Car v aj al ▁as ▁its ▁Executive ▁Director ▁until ▁the ▁present ▁time . ▁He ▁also ▁currently ▁serves ▁as ▁Ad visor ▁to ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁W ays ▁and ▁Me ans ▁Committee ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁in ▁Puerto ▁Rico . ▁ ▁As ▁one ▁of ▁Puerto ▁Rico ' s ▁" sen ior ▁states men ", ▁Mr . ▁Sal azar ▁joined ▁ 8 ▁other ▁G DB ▁pres idents ▁in ▁supporting ▁H R ▁ 8 7 0 , ▁file d ▁by ▁Res ident ▁Commission er ▁Pedro ▁Pier l uis i , ▁to ▁extend ▁Chapter ▁ 9 ▁Federal ▁Bank rupt cy ▁Code ▁juris diction ▁to ▁Puerto ▁Rico ' s ▁so - called ▁" Public ▁Corpor ations ". ▁ ▁Education ▁Mr . ▁Sal azar ▁has ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁econom ics ▁from ▁Vill an ova ▁University . ▁He ▁also ▁did ▁post - grad uate ▁course work ▁in ▁fin ance ▁at ▁the ▁Stern ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁of ▁Business ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁and ▁the ▁Harvard ▁Business ▁School ▁in ▁Cambridge , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁Rec ogn ition ▁Among ▁his ▁major ▁accomplish ments ▁was ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁G DB ▁subs idi ary , ▁CO F IN A , ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁to ▁place ▁sales ▁tax ▁re venue ▁b onds ▁in ▁the ▁municipal ▁bond ▁market ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and