— statehood, independence, a free association or other options beyond its current territorial arrangement.
Bob Menendez, D-N.J., who introduced the measure in the Senate, said the delegates would hold formal talks"with a bilateral negotiating commission" of several members of Congress and other federal officials. Options would be"put before the people of Puerto Rico to vote in a federally recognized referendum for the first time," Menendez saidMost Puerto Ricans favor statehood or some form of its current territorial status.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., who introduced the House version of the bill along with Rep. Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y., said the measure is as much about allowing Puerto Ricans to assert their political identity as it is"about the identity of the United States." "If we want to consider ourselves a democracy and live up to our values, it is fundamentally incompatible for an open democracy to have subjects," Ocasio-Cortez said.
Puerto Ricans living on the island are U.S. citizens but don't vote in presidential elections. They don't pay federal income taxes, because they don't have voting representation in Congress. But they do pay payroll taxes, helping fund federal programs like Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and the
Statehood
Or, just make PR a state!
Why not vote to make it a state?
And it begins.
thereidout Go AOC !
Of course statehood.
The people of Puerto Rico voted for Statehood in 2012, 2017 and 2020. Why do they want to ignore the will of the people of Puerto Rico that already voted, 3 times! In a democracy you respect the will of the people, you don't cancel their vote. Statehood for Puerto Rico!
Yes, Make Puerto Rico a State. and the District of Columbia.
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