Bruce Westerman actually said...

Congress does not have the power to create a permanent union between Puerto Rico and the United States except by admitting Puerto Rico into ...

Puerto Rico is, and always has been, a U.S. territory, and Congress retains plenary power to govern the island.

Now that Puerto Ricans have publicly and officially asked for statehood, it is time for the United States officially to offer it.

I have been hearing a lot of talk about a rushed process, but looking at the data, this process has taken 20 years.