On the recordMay 18, 2010
What should Congress do, then? It should simply declare its intention to put an end to colonial rule in Puerto Rico.
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congress.govWhat should Congress do, then? It should simply declare its intention to put an end to colonial rule in Puerto Rico.
Call for Congress to end colonial rule in Puerto Rico.
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Essentially, they had said that we could retain American citizenship, we would retain all of the Federal funding that we're getting today and, actually, then some more.
Why does Congress need to act? Because there is a patently obvious need for the territory's real options to be clarified.
What is wrong is to, after 112 years, have formerly American citizens residing under conditions that are so unequal to their counterparts in the mainland.