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 doing the right thin...
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 democracy? Of course not.
However, we propose that H.R. 2499 be amended to incorporate more precise and clear definitions of the alternatives to be submitted to the v...
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 all along the politi...
In our democracy, elections have consequences. Last November, the people of Puerto Rico, by historic margins, spoke clearly in favor of self...
I want to convey my gratitude to Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and to Congressmen Dan Burton, Patrick Kennedy, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, and Alan G...
I want to thank former Chairman Don Young, who has done as much as any member of this body to seek self-determination for the people of Puer...
I support statehood, because I believe the people of Puerto Rico have earned the right, should they choose to exercise it, to become full an...
I want to begin by expressing my appreciation to Chairman Rahall. Both of us believe that after 111 years, it is imperative that the 111th C...
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 Caribbean.'
The Popular Democratic Party believes in a political association with dignity, not colonial or territorial, between Puerto Rico and the Unit...
