Rubén Gallego actually said...

"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."

"this reeks of a sort of paternalism from us stateside Members of Congress."

"I've never understood why the Puerto Ricans I served with were treated as second-class citizens and that their citizenship could be decided by their zip codes."