To turn around and tell voters to go back to the drawing board and re-define multiple other options which the majority has rejected three times in the last eight years in favor of statehood, would not only be insulting to us, but effectively serve as a form of voter suppression.
Gutierrez criticizes Congress for potentially undermining Puerto Rico's statehood decision.
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H.R. 1522 is the bill that respects the will of Americans who voted for statehood.
Statehood means complete protection of the U.S. Constitution to more than 3 million Americans.
What got me into politics was the fight for the independence of Puerto Rico.
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