Some argue that the result of November of last year was an invalid or illegitimate mandate for statehood...
Delay and anti-democratic practices create more suffering.
I know Resident Commissioner Jenniffer Gonzalez suffers through them every day in her tenure in Congress.
the issues of Puerto Rico have been discussed for more than 100 years.
52 percent of the vote was for statehood, which is an absolute majority, and just 47 percent against.
we are answering to that request and that request of statehood and equality, with that stated bill.
Is anyone in your committees wishing to sentence another generation of Puerto Ricans to broken families and certain poverty?
those margins are not good enough for the people of Puerto Rico to establish their vote for statehood.
the status of statehood got more votes than any elected official, the Governor, myself, mayors, and state legislators.
The voters have spoken clearly, and it is time for Congress to accept the results.
Perhaps most importantly, under this legislation, for the very first time, the world's oldest and greatest democracy would offer equality to...
The time for patient study, delay tactics, committees, and task forces is over. Democracy has spoken. Let her live!
The problem with H.R. 2070 is the following: it clearly ignores the vote that just happened.
Does the U.S. Constitution require a specific level of majority support for statehood in order to admit a territory as a state?
All those people that campaigned and voted against the statehood bill in the yes-or-no questions in November, do they have the right to over...
That bill is truly a slap in the face to Puerto Rican voters!
Statehood is not just about equality, but it is also about empowerment.
I ask you, both on behalf of your fellow Americans in Puerto Rico, and as a clear way to strengthen democracy for all Americans, to respond ...
