Luis Fortuno: “It is time to tear down that wall. I urge the Committee to favorably consider H.R. 2499.”

I wouldn't have the gall to go any place and say, 'I am a Democrat, I believe in democracy, but I don't want to have the right to vote or the right to representation.'

I believe that the rules in the country should apply in the same way for creditors and debtors across the country.

The only way to address this situation whereby our constitutional rights are never the same if we live in a territory is to either move to one of the 50 states or become a state.

The Congress of the United States retains plenary powers over everything in Puerto Rico, not just the status of Puerto Rico.