On the recordMay 18, 2010
H.R. 2499 creates 'an artificial majority for statehood' because the territorial 'Commonwealth' option is, or was not competing directly with the other options.
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Pierluisi defends the neutrality of H.R. 2499 against claims of bias toward statehood.
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Apr 13, 2021
Definitely. That is what we are talking about mostly. It has economic development implications, quality of life implications, but at its heart this is a civil rights issue.
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most, if not all, territories that have become states were under-performing the states financially and economically.
Apr 13, 2021
We had not had a majority vote, a clear-cut majority vote in a long time in dealing with the status of Puerto Rico.
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