Apparently Quote by Dick Thornburgh

The government of Puerto Rico has every right to hold a plebiscite, to consult the people of Puerto Rico regarding their wishes. But the…

— Pedro Pierluisi

Now that the there is a path for the people of Puerto Rico to express their self-determination on Puerto Rico's political status, there are…

— Dick Thornburgh

Puerto Ricans are United States citizens, and I think that the issue of statehood or independence needs to be addressed and needs to be…

— Rosie Perez

The one key difference is that Puerto Rico is a colonial territory. We don't have representation. We have a difficult time getting funding from…

— Ricky Rossello

After one hundred years of federal rule, the United States House of Representatives has moved to provide for the first meaningful route to self-determination…

— Dick Thornburgh

If Congress does its job in this regard, the residents of Puerto Rico will be empowered to act in their own self-interest and express…

— Dick Thornburgh

In historical and constitutional terms, the recent political status vote in Puerto Rico was a necessary but obviously not decisive step on the road…

— Dick Thornburgh

If U.S. national sovereignty continues, it is only as a state that Puerto Rico will have permanent 10th Amendment powers over its non-federal affairs,…

— Dick Thornburgh

Internal self-government under a local constitution was authorized by Congress and approved by the residents in 1952, but federal law is supreme in Puerto…

— Dick Thornburgh

We are a possession of the United States. Congress has full authorization power over Puerto Rico.

— Ricardo Rossello

We wish to be citizens of the United States or citizens of Puerto Rico. In either case, with all the inherent rights of a…

— Anonymous

People born in Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens - except for the teeny, tiny, mind-boggling fact that if you live in Puerto Rico, you…

— W. Kamau Bell