The people in Puerto Rico didn't take that referendum seriously.
I ask you, what more does it take to make the will of my people be Heard?
The only bill that does that is the bill presented by Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez and Ocasio-Cortez.
The Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2021 represents the only genuine democratic legislation about Puerto Rico's status before the 117t...
This must also be taken together with the fact that Puerto Ricans have never favored independence.
I would like to get that opinion.
My bill is the only bill that offers a clear, transparent, inclusive, and democratic way for Puerto Ricans to be informed on the consequence...
While they are quick to report that statehood won the November 2020 referendum with 52% of the vote, they routinely omit that a mere 55% of ...
Puerto Rico is a nation, a colonized nation, but a nation nonetheless.
H.R. 1522 is the bill that respects the will of Americans who voted for statehood.
They got a whopping 97 percent. They did so good that they had to do a repeat 4 years later because no one thought--because not even Putin g...
It strengthened my belief that when it comes to agricultural innovation in our workforce, America is not only competitive in the global econ...
What got me into politics was the fight for the independence of Puerto Rico.
We demand change, and we demand statehood!
If we truly want to solve the issue of status for the island, we need to give Puerto Ricans the tools to design a true self-determination pr...
If we are Americans, as we are, we should be listened to--that is the beauty of democracy.
The US citizens of Puerto Rico public must be heard!
United we stand, and divided we fall.
