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.
Not only that--the bill shamelessly ignores the will of voters in Puerto Rico, ignores a legitimate democratic process, and ignores self-det...
I was just introducing 12 letters for the record, Mr. Chairman.
However, we reject using their authority as a subterfuge to impose their will against a clear, direct, and forceful expression of the people...
When statehood is granted, the U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico will have equal rights, equal responsibilities, and full representation in the U...
There is nowhere to hide anymore, this Congress has the responsibility to act, and act now.
The status quo is dead and the democratic will of the people of Puerto Rico is undeniable.
Let me be clear. There is nothing that this other bill, or this other legislation, will offer Puerto Rico that has not been already discusse...
That means a lot for the people of Puerto Rico knowing that Members of Congress... are participating in this hearing.
your bill, Resident Commissioner, Congressman Soto's bill, is the right approach.
a Resident Commissioner in Congress from the Territory of Puerto Rico.
It is the right thing to do. It is the courageous thing to do, and I welcome the debate.
We are watching. The world is watching to see if our civil rights will continue to be violated and by whom.
I am the one elected to represent them, and I am doing so by filing this bill.
The right to vote, to participate in politics, and to shape the direction of the democracy we share...
The bipartisan H.R. 1522 would constitute Congress's response to our fellow citizens in Puerto Rico and provide a formal offer of statehood.
Your support for H.R. 1522 and S. 780 will reaffirm the most sacred principles upon which our system of government was founded and will stre...
