Pedro Pierluisi actually said...

It is about time we hear from the people of Puerto Rico. That is my prayer to this committee.

Laws enacted by Congress often treat residents of Puerto Rico worse than their fellow citizens in the states.

I must re-affirm the fundamental principle that the proposed constitution represents: the right of the people of the Virgin Islands to gover...

There is no more significant step in reaching that goal than drafting and ratifying our own constitution.