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We think the time has come for this to change.

The will of the people, of course, is very clear.

We are American citizens, but we cannot vote for our nation's President and do not have a voting representation in this Congress.

I also reject the claim of lack of consensus because some use it to further delay a right to vote.

The basic question before voters whether they still consent to live in a territory.

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 am here to support H.R. 2499 because we, your fellow citizens, also have the right to choose our destiny.

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 foreign nation.

The bill says, sovereignty in association with the United States.

The Popular Democratic Party believes in a political association with dignity, not colonial or territorial, between Puerto Rico and the United States.

I disagree with you.

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 territory, as what it is.

The issue is 'and has always been--how far does the Southern border of the U.S. extend into Latin America and the Caribbean.'

We are Puerto Ricans first. Second, sovereignty. Sovereignty is the right of the people to choose.

However, we propose that H.R. 2499 be amended to incorporate more precise and clear definitions of the alternatives to be submitted to the voters, such as those contained in H.R. 900, filed by Congressman Jose Serrano and Luis Fortuno, by…

In representation of the New Progressive Party, which achieved a landslide victory in the House and Senate elections in Puerto Rico in 2008, we wholeheartedly support the proposal of a Federally sanctioned self-determination process…

Congress must be responsive to the views of the people of Puerto Rico.

Perhaps 200 years ago it was something that could be worked out. Now, it is something that has to be resolved right away.