Posts Tagged: Nancy Pelosi

Pierluisi Asks for Congressional Leadership to Act on Puerto Rico Results

We have previously reported on a letter Puerto Rican Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi sent to President Obama in which he asked for the president’s “time, resources and – above all – leadership to help resolve the question of Puerto Rico’s political status.” Pierluisi has also sent a similar letter to congressional leaders, including House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner,… Read more »

Should Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner Be Allowed to Vote?

Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner is officially nonvoting — but in the past those in this position have been allowed to vote on the floor, being asked to abstain only when their votes would make a difference to the outcome of a vote. Since a single vote rarely determines the outcome, Puerto Rico had a means… Read more »

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Dennis Freytes on Schumer “Would Love to Make” Puerto Rico a State: “Schumer recently said that the results of the 2020 Plebiscite, where STATEHOOD won, was not enough… That all Parties–even the…”
Dennis Freytes on Schumer “Would Love to Make” Puerto Rico a State: “Schumer recently said that the results of the 2020 Plebiscite, where STATEHOOD won, was not enough… That all Parties–even the…”