Rubén Gallego actually said...

"If you get fifty plus one, that's a mandate."

"The fact is if Puerto Rico were a state, there would be no financial control board."

"The single most egregious example of colonialism is the financial control board, which represents a cardinal sin against the sovereignty and self-determination of Puerto Rico."

"Puerto Ricans on the island are citizens of the United States, and we are here today to debate whether those citizens should be equal."