Ron Wyden actually said...

Puerto Rico must either exercise full self-government as a sovereign nation or achieve equality among the States of the Union.

Wyden argues for Puerto Rico's need for self-governance or statehood for progress.

10/21/2015

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the lack of resolution of Puerto Rico's status not only distracts from addressing these huge challenges, it contributes to them.

We do not want to be back here as a committee or as a Congress several years from now in the same situation.

the underlying question is resolving the issue of status.