Pedro Pierluisi actually said...

There should be no dispute in this Senate or in Puerto Rico that in response to the results of the plebiscite, this Senate should proceed to approve an enabling act to admit Puerto Rico to the Union.

Context

Urges Senate action to admit Puerto Rico following the plebiscite results.

07/31/2013

https://www.congress.gov...

More Pedro Pierluisi Quotes

This Congress must address the issue and consider enacting a bill to provide for the admission of Puerto Rico as a state.
6/23/2015
We are, as a matter of fact, the world's last colony with more than 1 million (1,000,000) inhabitants.
6/23/2015
There is no legal basis for assigning a meaning to blank ballots on the second question in the 2012 vote.
6/23/2015
The solid majority vote for statehood in 2012 cannot be ignored.
6/23/2015

View All Pedro Pierluisi Quotes