Darren Soto

It is part of the slate of bills that would make sure that we have more regional ocean partnerships.

Coastal tourism in Florida is a huge economic source of prosperity for the state of Florida.

Florida has been a leader on climate resilience and coastal resilience.

Thank you for putting together this omnibus of multiple, amazing bills.

Puerto Rico must accept their reality as a colony.

We deeply appreciate our relationship with the United States of America.

We have voted for statehood many, many, many times.

It has taken 120 years for Puerto Ricans to get to this moment, and it is time to give Americans in Puerto Rico one last binding referendum to choose whether to be admitted as a state or not.

In one bill and one vote, we can empower Americans in Puerto Rico to solve these inequities at once.

There is no question at this point that having two U.S. Senators and four voting Members of Congress would have helped them greatly through these crises.

The territorial status is failing Puerto Rico, and it is not surprising.

The Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act authored by Congressman Darren Soto.

The Puerto Rico Admission Act was filed under H.R. 1522, by our Resident Commissioner, Jennifer Gonzalez and Florida Representative Darren Soto.

The most appropriate response for Congress is to act on their will and extend a formal offer of admission through the enactment of H.R. 1522.

To end this inequality, we urge you to cosponsor and support H.R. 1522/S. 780, Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act.

H.R. 1522 and S. 780 respect the will of voters in Puerto Rico.

We want statehood now.

If Puerto Rico had already been a state... the Federal Government's response would have been very different

Congress will continue to treat Puerto Rico unequally and deny them full rights and representation at the Federal level

The least that Congress can do is to respect the will of the majority of voters of Puerto Rico that have demanded equality and extend a formal offer of statehood

H.R. 1522 offers proven medicine that will put an end to citizen disenfranchisement and inequality to Puerto Rico

I humbly ask that in considering this issue you not only use your minds, and your reason, but that you look into your hearts for the right thing to do.

We know, in America, we can and we must win this manufacturing race too.

We must come together in this committee to support the American Jobs Plan.

President Biden has pitched this battle of economic prosperity in the 21st century as one between democracies and authoritarian governments.