Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla acknowledged late yesterday that the Legislative Assembly will not pass legislation this year providing for a plebiscite on options for resolving… Read More »“Commonwealth” Party Dispute on “Commonwealth” Delays Plebiscite Bill
Puerto Rico’s “Commonwealth” party governor is worried about the substantial willingness in Congress to grant statehood to the territory. Since taking office, Governor Alejandro Garcia… Read More »Gov Asks US House Sponsors of Statehood Vote Bill to Withdraw Their Sponsorship
Legislation requiring the President to propose legislation to transition Puerto Rico to statehood if Puerto Ricans so choose in a federally sponsored vote has now… Read More »Democrat’s Statehood Bill Fourth Highest in Republican Sponsorship
As the number of members of the U.S. House of Representatives supporting a bill on statehood for Puerto Rico crossed the 100 mark, two others… Read More »101 in US House for Statehood Bill as Two Others Write Against Choice
President Clinton is visiting Puerto Rico today, Caribbean Business reports, in preparation for talks on how Puerto Rico can use new approaches to energy in… Read More »Bill Clinton Talks Energy in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi’s bill on statehood for the territory has won more endorsements on U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s… Read More »Statehood Bill Gets Most Public Votes on U.S. House Website on All House Bills
The current use of Puerto Rico to avoid billions of dollars in Federal taxes by big businesses based in the States was raised in a… Read More »Hearing Notes How Companies Used Territory to Avoid Billions in Taxes
A favorite of the ‘tea party’ and a leading Hispanic Republican became the latest member of the U.S. House of Representatives to endorse a bill… Read More »‘Tea Party’ Hispanic Republican in Congress Endorses Statehood Bill
President Bill Clinton, Remarks on the United States – Puerto Rico Political Status Act (H.R. 856), Democratic Governors’ Association Dinner, February 23, 1998. This is the centennial year of Puerto Rico’s affiliation with the United States. And I think that it is time that we responded to the aspirations of the 4 million U.S. citizens who live there and allow them to determine their ultimate political status.Read More »President Bill Clinton, Remarks on the United States – Puerto Rico Political Status Act (H.R. 856)
