Ronald Reagan: “The status of Puerto Rico is an issue to be settled by the peoples of…”

On the recordJanuary 11, 1982

The status of Puerto Rico is an issue to be settled by the peoples of Puerto Rico and the United States.

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Republican · California

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Statement Reaffirming Support of Statehood for Puerto Rico

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