Thomas McClintock actually said...

"The question we need to ask is whether admitting Puerto Rico as a state makes our country stronger or weaker."

"The government of Puerto Rico is a fiscal basket case, which we have been dealing with on this Committee for many years."

"The question that Congress must decide is whether that is in the interest of the United States as a whole to admit Puerto Rico as a state."

"I am very disappointed with the Republican position on this issue."