Congress needs to keep moving forward on this because Puerto Rico can't stay in limbo any longer.

We are natural born U.S. citizens and want an equal seat at the table in the federal government that writes and implements the laws that we live under.

This issue is a divisive issue in Congress for both parties.

Grijalva, Hon. Raul M., a Representative in Congress from the State of Arizona.

I respectfully suggest that you consider proposing to Congress to declare Puerto Rico officially an Incorporated Territory of the United States in transit to statehood.

Puerto Rico is treated as a Foreign Entity for IRC tax purposes.

I want to thank the Department for submitting the information to the Committee in a timely manner.

A majority of voters in Puerto Rico have requested statehood, now Congress must respond by officially offering it and allowing voters on the island to ratify their choice in a binding vote.

Congress must immediately end its inherently colonial territorial rule over Puerto Rico, because it violates America's values of democracy, equal justice under the law, and government by the consent of the governed.

I recognize this Committee's responsibility in playing a leading and constructive role in resolving this issue.

The United States CONGRESS MUST ELIMINATE TAX EVASION SCHEMES which has made Puerto Rico an Offshore IRC tax shelter!

No one in Puerto Rico wants independence, nor continue to be confused with political status alternatives which do not fit within the U.S. constitutional framework.