In 1976, then-President Gerald Ford responded to recommendations made to him by an ad hoc advisory group on Puerto Rico with a statement favoring statehood.… Read More »A Page from History: Pres. Gerald Ford on Statehood and Free Association
The Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act of 2021 was filed this spring. But that was not by any means the first Puerto Rico Statehood Act.… Read More »A Page from History: The Puerto Rico Statehood Act of 1977
The West Wing, a TV drama about a fictional president of the United States and his staff, took on Puerto Rico’s status in a 2012… Read More »Blast from the Past: Puerto Rico Statehood Discussed on the West Wing
Jenniffer González, the new Resident Commissioner for Puerto Rico, is confident that the time is ripe for statehood for Puerto Rico, according to an interview… Read More »Incoming Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González Confident about Relationship with Trump
Presidential candidate Donald Trump has released his first offical statement on Puerto Rico status. “There are 3.7 million American citizens living in Puerto Rico,” begins the statement.… Read More »Donald Trump Announces Position on Puerto Rico Status
Presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson visited Puerto Rico on Sunday and gave unambiguous support to statehood for Puerto Rico. At a rally of roughly 3,500 people,… Read More »Ben Carson Endorses Statehood for Puerto Rico
On October 21, 1966, Congressman John P. Saylor (R-PA) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives about bipartisan legislation he co-sponsored that sought to… Read More »Historic Bipartisan Support For Puerto Rican Self Determination & Statehood
One United States President after another has supported statehood for Puerto Rico. In this video, you can hear Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and George Bush… Read More »U.S. Presidents Favor Statehood for Puerto Rico
The Republican Party of Puerto Rico is stepping up its outreach to the leadership of the House of Representative to urge action on the November Puerto Rican plebiscite. Members of the Party will join a coalition of forces meeting in Washington today to advocate congressional action on the recent Puerto Rican vote for statehood.
Local Republican outreach to national leaders began immediately after the plebiscite, when party leaders contacted Speaker Boehner (R-OH), Majority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA), and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) through a letter noting the plebiscite results in favor of statehood as well as Republican support for Puerto Rican statehood over the years. The letter explains:Read More »Puerto Rican Republican Party Reaches Out to House Leadership
