Gerald Ford said "The social and economic progress to which they aspire cannot come without the political equality of statehood." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJanuary 13, 1977

The social and economic progress to which they aspire cannot come without the political equality of statehood.

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Letter to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate Submitting Proposed Puerto Rico Statehood Legislation

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