“Today is just the beginning of our fulfillment of that goal.”
“First of all, I will never be intimidated by anyone, President or not.”
“My message is, 'Do what President Trump said.'”
“I can handle law enforcement. We've got NYPD. I have State Police. We have all the resources we need to keep our streets safe.”

Political Quotes

On the recordApril 13, 2021
It is the right thing to do. It is the courageous thing to do, and I welcome the debate.
Said by
Pedro Pierluisi
Democratic · Puerto Rico
Source
congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Pierluisi advocates for Congress to address Puerto Rico's statehood issue.

Share

Share on XShare on FacebookEmail this quote

More from Pedro Pierluisi

Nov 16, 2022

We still need to improve them is the answer that I can give you.

congress.gov
Nov 16, 2022

There has been a lot of progress in terms of the public finances of Puerto Rico.

congress.gov
Nov 16, 2022

I am not going to allow PREPA to end up with a debt burden that is going to end up causing extraordinary increases, unacceptable increases, in the cost of electricity in Puerto Rico.

congress.gov
Nov 16, 2022

We are devoting $1.3 billion of CDBG-DR funding for microgrids, distributed energy initiatives in remote communities.

congress.gov
View all Pedro Pierluisi quotes

Other voices in this conversation