Luis Gutiérrez: “I want to say to my dear friend Chairman Schumer, millions of people are counting on you and relying on you and your…”

Pass the Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act as soon as possible and together we can help make America a more perfect Union.

We, the US Citizens of Puerto Rico; hereby let it be known, have had extensive patience awaiting for the United States Congress to resolve the status of Puerto Rico!

A majority of voters in Puerto Rico have requested statehood, now Congress must respond by officially offering it and allowing voters on the island to ratify their choice in a binding vote.

Congress must grant us the equal rights and equal responsibilities that we have earned with the blood of our veterans and the tears of their mothers, wives, children and families.