"The Soto bill is a true response to the most recent referendum in which the voters of Puerto Rico clearly chose statehood."
"I passionately believe that if Congress approves the Soto bill and offers Puerto Rico a real path to statehood it would be overwhelmingly approved by the voters of Puerto Rico."
"A minority of Puerto Ricans on the island are pushing for a concept called enhanced commonwealth status. This is, of course, not a thing."
"Governments change. Leaders change. And political statuses change. That is the essence of our Republic."
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
"That has been the problem all along."
"My family's native island of Puerto Rico has been through so much hardship over the last few years..."
"After the election in November, we deserve a real debate on this, and we are getting it today finally."
"Yet, none of them can vote for Commander-in-Chief, have Senators or voting Representatives in Congress. That is a national shame."
"And this is why I filed the Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act, along with Commissioner Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon and many others..."
"If Puerto Ricans picked independence, they could decide whether or not they want to be free association or not."