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06-28-2018, 07:23 PM #1
Bipartisan Bill Seeks To Make Puerto Rico The 51st U.S. State
Bipartisan Bill Seeks To Make Puerto Rico The 51st U.S. State By 2021
Dominique Mosbergen
June 28, 2018
Bipartisan Bill Seeks To Make Puerto Rico The 51st U.S. State By 2021
A bipartisan bill introduced on Wednesday seeks to make the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico the nation’s 51st state.
A bipartisan bill introduced on Wednesday seeks to make the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico the nation’s 51st state.
Filed by Rep. Jennifer González-Colón (R), Puerto Rico’s resident commissioner and non-voting representative in Congress, the bill lays out a plan to enable the territory to become a state by January 2021.
“This is the first step to open a serious discussion to determine the ultimate political status of Puerto Rico,” González said, per NBC News. “To sum everything up, this is about equality.”
The move has been described as Puerto Rico’s “biggest push for statehood” in many years.
Fourteen Democrats and 20 Republicans have backed the bill thus far; however, it remains unclear what odds the legislation has of passing.
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Jenniffer González
✔@RepJenniffer
Today is a historic day. I am proud to be the spokesperson and, from the Congress, the one to start us on the road to the decolonization of Puerto Rico. #ElMomentoEsAhora
5:39 PM - Jun 27, 2018
Jenniffer González
✔@RepJenniffer
I thank my Republican and Democratic colleagues in Congress who continue to join as co-sponsors of the bill and those who were with us during the press conference to reiterate their support for Puerto Rico Statehood.
6:12 PM - Jun 27, 2018
Several lawmakers supporting the bill said the federal government’s response to Puerto Rico’s devastation following Hurricane Maria highlighted the territory’s need for statehood.
“The hard truth is that Puerto Rico’s lack of political power allows Washington to treat Puerto Rico like an afterthought, as the federal government’s inadequate preparation for and response to Hurricane Maria made crystal clear,” Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.) told NBC News.
Nine months after the hurricane first hit the region, “millions in federal dollars for [post-Maria] reconstruction have yet to be allocated,” The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
To this day, thousands of Puerto Rican residents remain without power.
David Begnaud
✔@DavidBegnaud
Today in Puerto Rico
9 months after Hurricane Maria
2,365 customers still do not have power; in many cases these are homes where more than one person lives
It may be another month before they get it.
We’re going to tweet about this until the last customer has power
12:58 PM - Jun 27, 2018
Puerto Rico has been a U.S. territory since 1898 when it was acquired following the Spanish-American War. Although Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, they can’t vote in presidential elections and don’t have a congressional representative with full voting powers.
González said her new bill calls for the creation of a bipartisan, nine-member task force to look into what measures need to be changed to allow Puerto Rico to be incorporated as a state.
“No longer do we want ambiguity. No longer do we want this kicked down the road,” Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló, who’s fiercely advocated for statehood in the past, said at a press conference on Capitol Hill Wednesday.
“In Congress, you’re either with us or you’re against the people of Puerto Rico.”
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Ricardo RosselloPuerto Ricans have been divided on the issue of statehood for decades. In the last referendum on the issue, 97 percent of those who voted supported statehood. According to NBC News, the opposition party boycotted the plebiscite, and only 23 percent of registered voters ended up casting ballots.
✔@ricardorossello
Our fight for complete equality is our legacy to the people of Puerto Rico. It is imperative that our generation ends the colonial relationship that we endure. @Jenniffer2012
11:05 AM - Jun 27, 2018
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06-28-2018, 07:39 PM #2
NO
I DO NOT WANT TO REBUILD THAT WASTELAND WITH MY MONEY!
SELL IT OFF TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER!ILLEGAL ALIENS HAVE "BROKEN" OUR IMMIGRATION SYSTEM
DO NOT REWARD THEM - DEPORT THEM ALL
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06-28-2018, 08:04 PM #3
Big Money Is Buying Up Puerto Rico’s Risky Real Estate
Distressed-mortgage investors are descending on troubled Puerto Rico. There are big names among them: Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Perella Weinberg Partners and TPG Capital.NO AMNESTY
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06-28-2018, 08:35 PM #4
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06-28-2018, 08:59 PM #5
The rich people are doing the same thing in Miami and other areas in Florida.
As foreigners move in, Miami real estate is so expensive that locals are moving out
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06-28-2018, 09:02 PM #6
And New York City
Hipsters are driving low-income Hispanics out of Brooklyn
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06-28-2018, 09:04 PM #7
And Los Angeles
Los Angeles too expensive for most Hispanics, new study finds
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06-28-2018, 09:05 PM #8NO AMNESTY
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06-28-2018, 11:19 PM #9
My thoughts exactly. We should cut them loose, give them their independence, and let THEM worry about their future, not us. And after we do that, everyone from that crappy island will automatically lose their citizenship, and they can all go back home and start rebuilding.
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06-29-2018, 12:27 PM #10
I agree with this.
My family is from Puerto Rico and the regular people have been trying to get rid of there corrupt government for decades.
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