The bill says, sovereignty in association with the United States.
I see that both of you are concerned with the fact that the bill doesn't specify or describe the current status as territorial, as a territo...
I disagree with you.
I agree with now-President Obama. This bill, 2499, doesn't deal with either issue, either citizenship or a transfer of Puerto Rico to a fore...
I am describing statehood. There is nothing wrong with that, but it is just the language used.
the real consensus here is that many of those people who don't want the people of Puerto Rico to have a real vote to decide our future want ...
The ballot results will speak for themselves.
We want to continue the status quo, we want to continue in the commonwealth, or we want to move to another option.
We think the time has come for this to change.
We are American citizens, but we cannot vote for our nation's President and do not have a voting representation in this Congress.
The basic question before voters whether they still consent to live in a territory.
I am here to support H.R. 2499 because we, your fellow citizens, also have the right to choose our destiny.
The will of the people, of course, is very clear.
I also reject the claim of lack of consensus because some use it to further delay a right to vote.
Opponents allege that the bill is not fair and that it leans the vote against the current relationship. Of course, that is not true.
I believe President Obama's submission to Congress represents a sound plan to jump-start the national economy in the short term and to lay a...
The final Federal budget should include a permanent extension of this deduction in Puerto Rico.
I respectfully ask that the final budget reflect this commitment.
