03/03/2010
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"It's long been my position that the process for determining Puerto Rico's preferred political status should come from Puerto Rico and not from Washington, DC."
"Now that the plebiscite has been held it's clear to me that a majority of Puerto Ricans do not favor the current territorial status."
"What I'm trying to understand is exactly what enhanced Commonwealth is and the question really here is whether or not it's consistent with the U.S. Constitution."
"Executive branch officials and congressional committee leaders--including you, Mr. Chairman, and Senator Murkowski--have said that this proposal is impossible for constitutional and other reasons duri..."