On the recordFebruary 28, 2011
Puerto Rico would remain, as it is today, subject to the Territory Clause of the U.S. Constitution
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congress.gov“Puerto Rico would remain, as it is today, subject to the Territory Clause of the U.S. Constitution”
Obama emphasized that any Commonwealth proposal would not change Puerto Rico's constitutional status.
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