The purpose of the bill is straightforward. What Congress is doing is authorizing the Government of Puerto Rico to conduct one or more plebiscites in which the people of Puerto Rico will be able to express their views regarding the Island's political status.
Pierluisi outlines the bill's aim to allow Puerto Ricans to vote on their political status.
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To think that you can put that aside just because you are facing a public debt issue or facing a recession in Puerto Rico misses the point all together.
The people of Puerto Rico voted and chose permanent union with the United States through statehood as their path forward.
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