03/14/2018
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"One thing. The Governor just said here that he was willing to sit and negotiate with good faith terms with all the stakeholders here."
"It is fundamental: whether Puerto Ricans will continue to be Americans and obtain equality within the country or become the people of a separate nation."
"The territory's status is the central issue of the islands, which have a population of nearly 3.7 million."
"It is a basic issue of democracy, which requires representative government--a right we lack at the national government level."