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On the recordApril 13, 2021
The only acceptable response to this clear expression of a desire for permanent status as a state of the Union is the enactment of H.R. 1522, the Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act.
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Jenniffer González-Colón
Republican · Puerto Rico

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Gonzalez-Colon emphasizes the need for H.R. 1522 to address Puerto Rico's statehood aspirations.

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