Pedro Pierluisi actually said...

Not a single territory of the 37 admitted to the Union were deprived of equal economic opportunities and benefits for as long as we have.

Puerto Rican Americans have more than earned their right to equal participation in our Nation's democratic process.

Puerto Rico's full potential for economic success and job creation will not be realized until economic uncertainty generated by the island's...

There is no legal basis for assigning a meaning to blank ballots on the second question in the 2012 vote.