puerto rican statehood

State Republican Lawmakers Weigh in On Puerto Rican Statehood and Veteran Benefits Despite a congressional setback that killed a bill supporting Puerto Rican statehood, Florida man Sen. Marco Rubio's continued advocacy for the island's rights has prompted state legislators to ...Continue reading Debbie Wasserman Schultz-I stand with @PPFA to defend abortion, IVF, and reproductive freedom. Extreme MAGA […]

Despite being a non-binding vote, the 2020 plebiscite in favor of statehood played a large role in similar legislation eventually passing the U.S. House of Representatives in 2022 for the first time in history. The people of Puerto Rico spoke at the ballot box, and a bipartisan group of Members of Congress listened by passing […]

With Puerto Rican voters living on the island less than two months away from casting their ballots on a seventh plebiscite vote asking for statehood, there appears to be increasing momentum in support of Puerto Rico becoming the 51st in the Union. Now pressure is on the U.S. Congress to pass the 2024 Puerto Rico […]