The White House welcomed compromise legislation drafted in the House Wednesday night to help Puerto Rico address its debt crisis but took issue with some provisions, including one that would allow companies to pay less than the federal minimum wage.

“I think it would be pretty hard for anybody to explain how exactly a 19-year-old Puerto Rican who’s making the minimum wage is somehow responsible for the situation, or should be punished as a result of the situation, or that the situation would be improved if 19-year-old Puerto Ricans who are working minimum wage got paid less,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said about a provision that would allow Puerto Rico to pay young adults below minimum wage.