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On the recordJune 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.
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Luis Fortuño
Puerto Rico

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Fortuno discusses his dual role and advocates for Puerto Rico's statehood.

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