Pedro Pierluisi actually said...

Puerto Rico would be receiving billions of additional funding that would flow into our economy if we become a state.

Pierluisi states that statehood would lead to increased federal funding for Puerto Rico.

06/23/2015

More Pedro Pierluisi Quotes

Otherwise, this is not going to happen. Puerto Rico is going to continue deteriorating, people are going to continue migrating to the states...

I believe these titles are a dramatic improvement over the earlier version of the bill and now, more or less, strike the appropriate balance...

We need to stabilize the government so that Puerto Rico grows.

If these principles are respected in the drafting, we believe we can work with the committee to get there.