Does the U.S. Constitution require a specific level of majority support for statehood in order to admit a territory as a state?
the status of statehood got more votes than any elected official, the Governor, myself, mayors, and state legislators.
we are answering to that request and that request of statehood and equality, with that stated bill.
52 percent of the vote was for statehood, which is an absolute majority, and just 47 percent against.
those margins are not good enough for the people of Puerto Rico to establish their vote for statehood.
Perhaps most importantly, under this legislation, for the very first time, the world's oldest and greatest democracy wou...
The only acceptable response to this clear expression of a desire for permanent status as a state of the Union is the en...
When statehood is granted, the U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico will have equal rights, equal responsibilities, and full rep...
I ask you, both on behalf of your fellow Americans in Puerto Rico, and as a clear way to strengthen democracy for all Am...
That bill is truly a slap in the face to Puerto Rican voters!
Let me be clear, there is nothing that this other legislation will offer to Puerto Rico that has not already been discus...