07/24/2018
https://congress.gov...
"Let me be clear. There is nothing that this other bill, or this other legislation, will offer Puerto Rico that has not been already discussed in 123 years. It is nothing new."
"Democracy will not be denied."
"Does our bill, the Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act, address the concerns by authorizing a self-executing process..."
"However, we reject using their authority as a subterfuge to impose their will against a clear, direct, and forceful expression of the people."