It would be cruel to have our people, the constituents I represent, go through years of endless debates and back and forth engagements with Congress, only to be left out in the end with no response to their clear intention to move toward equality and statehood.
Velazquez expresses concern about prolonged debates without resolution for Puerto Rican statehood.
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