It is about time we hear from the people of Puerto Rico. That is my prayer to this committee.
H.R. 2499 is a bill about democracy, as the title suggests. It deals with the right of self-determination, and Congress ...
I think the option is not a constitutional assembly. To write what constitution?
We want something to happen, and the first step to make that decision will reside in the people of Puerto Rico.
Do we need consensus to grant civil rights? Do we need consensus to grant a vote? Do we need consensus to enable democra...
However, we propose that H.R. 2499 be amended to incorporate more precise and clear definitions of the alternatives to b...
That is the real issue here, civil rights, and we demand to vote.
There is a quote from Lyndon Johnson that said that voting is the first duty of democracy.
We are Puerto Ricans first. Second, sovereignty. Sovereignty is the right of the people to choose.
This strong bipartisan support is proof positive that Puerto Rico's status dilemma troubles men and women of conscience ...
In our democracy, elections have consequences. Last November, the people of Puerto Rico, by historic margins, spoke clea...
I want to convey my gratitude to Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and to Congressmen Dan Burton, Patrick Kennedy, Lincoln Dia...
I want to thank former Chairman Don Young, who has done as much as any member of this body to seek self-determination fo...
I support statehood, because I believe the people of Puerto Rico have earned the right, should they choose to exercise i...
I want to begin by expressing my appreciation to Chairman Rahall. Both of us believe that after 111 years, it is imperat...
the Resident Commissioner in Congress from Puerto Rico
The issue is 'and has always been--how far does the Southern border of the U.S. extend into Latin America and the Caribb...
The Popular Democratic Party believes in a political association with dignity, not colonial or territorial, between Puer...
