Jenniffer González-Colón: “Does our bill, the Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act, address the concerns by authorizing a self-executing process...”

Under the terms of the Freely Associated agreements, compact citizens can migrate and work in the United States but they are not U.S. citizens or nationals.

Without undue delay, we can and should exercise oversight and move the agreements forward.

SNAP would ensure residents in Puerto Rico, like those living in the 50 states, D.C., the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam, are properly supported.

I have introduced legislation that will add these crops as priority research areas for the Department of Agriculture.