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I want to convey my gratitude to Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and to Congressmen Dan Burton, Patrick Kennedy, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, and Alan Grayson, all of whom have been such strong champions of H.R. 2499.
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 Puerto Rico.
In our democracy, elections have consequences. Last November, the people of Puerto Rico, by historic margins, spoke clearly in favor of self-determination and against those who would obstruct it.
I support statehood, because I believe the people of Puerto Rico have earned the right, should they choose to exercise it, to become full and equal citizens of the United States.
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 Congress finally ask the people of Puerto Rico for their views on the island's future.
It is time for Congress to provide the people of Puerto Rico with an unambiguous path toward permanently resolving its political status.
The Resident Commissioner in Congress from Puerto Rico
President Obama has also pledged to provide equal treatment to Puerto Rico under Medicare.
President Obama has promised 'to continually rais[e] the cap on federal contributions to Medicaid in Puerto Rico until it disappears.'
President Obama has pledged--most recently in a letter to Governor Luis Fortuno--to 'seek equal coverage of Puerto Rico' under these two programs.
The final Federal budget should include a permanent extension of this deduction in Puerto Rico.
I would ask that the final budget account for a further extension.
I respectfully ask that the final budget reflect this commitment.
I respectfully request that the final budget account for these grants to Puerto Rico.
President Obama has pledged most recently in a letter to our Governor, Luis Fortuno, to 'seek equal coverage of Puerto Rico' under these two programs.
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 new foundation for growth over the long term.
I do not believe for a moment that this is your intention. To the contrary, I believe your bill tries in good faith to strike a balance between competing interests.
I believe there are good arguments on both sides.