Posts Tagged: Raul Grijalva

54 in Congress Propose 51st State

The number of members of the U.S. House of Representatives who have formally proposed statehood legislation for Puerto Rico reached 54. The 54 members of Congress do not include a number of others who have said that they support the legislation, including, for example Raul Labrador (Idaho), who was born in Puerto Rico, a Republican… Read more »

Thirty-Eight in Congress Propose Statehood

Thirty-eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives proposed statehood legislation for Puerto Rico yesterday. The bill responds to the islands’ political status plebiscite last November. In the plebiscite, 54% of the vote rejected continuation of the current territory status, often popularly — but misleading — called “commonwealth,” and more than 61% was for statehood… Read more »