Now, looking at the future, what do you want Puerto Rico to be?
To me, this is a political will situation, not a legal question.
Puerto Rico has always been treated in discriminatory fashion under Federal health programs
H.R. 727 is forceful and ambitious, because the days of half-steps and half-measures on this issue are over.
We want to make sure that whatever the people vote on is something real, something possible.
Colonialism is the problem, not the solution.
The real question before Congress is therefore what will you do to bring about a resolution to Puerto Rico's undemocrati...
So, why am I proposing an up-or-down vote on the admission of Puerto Rico as a state? Simple. In 2012, a majority of the...
we are hopeful that the court will uphold the legality of the Recovery Act as a means of addressing Puerto Rico's fiscal...
If Congress takes no action and the colonialist PPD prevails in Puerto Rico's 2016 election, the undemocratic bankrupt t...
I want only for Puerto Rico to be treated equally.
In 2012, the government of Puerto Rico sponsored a referendum in which a majority of voters rejected Puerto Rico's curre...
When I am in a position to utilize this funding, I will do so without hesitation.
This approach has broad support in Congress.
introduced legislation that would amend the U.S. Bankruptcy Code's definition of 'State' to include Puerto Rico for purp...
the current status is not working as a platform for Puerto Rico's economic development, for our quality of life.
Puerto Rico, with all due respect to the District of Columbia, is not the District of Columbia.
The problem, Mr. Sablan, is that as I was saying, in Alaska they held a referendum, a plebiscite, years before they came...