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 during each the Clinton, George W. Bush, and Obama Administrations.
Lisa Murkowski: “Executive branch officials and congressional committee leaders--including you, Mr. Chairman, and Senator Murkowski--have…”
On the recordJuly 31, 2013
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Murkowski and others deemed the proposal for Puerto Rico's status unconstitutional.
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