Exchange With Reporters on Arrival at Sarasota, Florida.
02/27/1976
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I SUBMIT herewith to the Congress the Puerto Rico Statehood Act of 1977.
We must also be aware that the events of the past year have left an agenda of unresolved problems.
The Secretary of State shall obtain the prior concurrence of the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Treasury,...
I urge them to continue their good work.