02/25/2013
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"It was made possible by the sincere and genuine commitments made by both Democrats and Republicans to put aside politics, realize we were dealing with an unprecedented situation, and work for the bett..."
"Without this Board, without the structure we have in hand, those three goals--the economic success, the governmental stability, as well as the path to statehood--are going to be significantly retarded..."
"The second is to provide governmental stability, which hasn't happened necessarily in the last several years."
"What we really should be talking about are ways in which we can actually make the system that you have possible for the three goals that I still have for the island."