the main problem is right here: Congress.

I thank the Chairman, also for our mutual efforts to try to hold everybody's feet to the fire on Congress's intent to get people working and get some of the Stimulus money out.

Not one person asked me to come to Washington and pass more red tape. People want jobs and they want them now.

I want these new important transportation officials to know that you are being closely observed today.

As it turned out, Mr. Oberstar and I were only able to get about 7 percent of that entire package for infrastructure.

I want to also commend the gentleman from Maine because I think he brought up a very, very important point.

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Under this legislation, voters will be asked by Congress whether they wish to maintain Puerto Rico's present form.

This is deeply, deeply unfair. Whether Puerto Ricans decide in favor of statehood or not, there is an existing inequality that needs to be addressed.

Residents of Puerto Rico have laid down their lives in defense of American democratic values for over nine decades.

Though its residents are American citizens, the island is not a state and its residents have no equal voting representation in Congress.

If Puerto Rico were a state, it would have six representatives in Congress instead of only one who cannot be the deciding vote on the Floor of the House.

We owe it to them to let them make their choice. This is what democracy means.

The people of Puerto Rico deserve no less.

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If Puerto Rico were a state, their people could help to choose our President. Now they cannot.

Congress shouldn't dictate to the Puerto Rican people what is best for them; the people themselves must be allowed to decide their fate.

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