On the recordJune 23, 2009
It is time to tear down that wall. I urge the Committee to favorably consider H.R. 2499.
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Fortuno advocates for H.R. 2499 to address political inequality for Puerto Ricans.
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Jun 23, 2009
I appear before you as Governor of Puerto Rico. As you know, I am also President of the New Progressive Party, which advocates statehood as a final solution for the island's more than a century old status issue.
May 18, 2010
Puerto Ricans--and I am sure I speak here for the great majority of our people--are sick and tired of the condescending and cavalier attitude of the U.S. Government.
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Statehood is the arrangement under the Federal system under which American citizens, residing in a body politic, can actually enjoy the same benefits and obligations that other citizens residing in other States have.
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