We owe it to them to let them make their choice. This is what democracy means.

Congress shouldn't dictate to the Puerto Rican people what is best for them; the people themselves must be allowed to decide their fate.

If Puerto Rico were a state, their people could help to choose our President. Now they cannot.

Under this legislation, voters will be asked by Congress whether they wish to maintain Puerto Rico's present form.

If Puerto Rico were a state, it would have six representatives in Congress instead of only one who cannot be the deciding vote on the Floor of the House.

This is deeply, deeply unfair. Whether Puerto Ricans decide in favor of statehood or not, there is an existing inequality that needs to be addressed.

Though its residents are American citizens, the island is not a state and its residents have no equal voting representation in Congress.

Residents of Puerto Rico have laid down their lives in defense of American democratic values for over nine decades.

The people of Puerto Rico deserve no less.

It is legal to destroy your company and hand the taxpayer a hundred billion dollar bill.

Nobody is being held accountable for that. Nobody is being punished for that.