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 for the Puerto Rican people under our federal system.

Quote by Dick Thornburgh

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Internal self-government under a local constitution was authorized by Congress and approved by the residents...

Internal self-government under a local constitution was authorized by Congress and approved by the residents...

The powers of government exercised locally derive from a federal law authorizing government by consent...

The powers of government exercised locally derive from a federal law authorizing government by consent...

The capacity of the commonwealth government created under the local constitution to exercise governmental powers...

The capacity of the commonwealth government created under the local constitution to exercise governmental powers...

As the highest ranking American official in the United Nations organization, I came to understand...

As the highest ranking American official in the United Nations organization, I came to understand...

The political status legislation which emerged in Congress in 1990 and 1991 did not receive...

The political status legislation which emerged in Congress in 1990 and 1991 did not receive...

It is quite understandable that Puerto Ricans seek to preserve a cultural sense of identity...

It is quite understandable that Puerto Ricans seek to preserve a cultural sense of identity...

In historical and constitutional terms, the recent political status vote in Puerto Rico was a...

In historical and constitutional terms, the recent political status vote in Puerto Rico was a...

If U.S. national sovereignty continues, it is only as a state that Puerto Rico will...

If U.S. national sovereignty continues, it is only as a state that Puerto Rico will...

The need for a permanent status resolution approved by Congress is made even more clear...

The need for a permanent status resolution approved by Congress is made even more clear...

Yet, individuals and corporations in Puerto Rico pay no federal income tax.

Yet, individuals and corporations in Puerto Rico pay no federal income tax.

Federal program and services outlay in Puerto Rico is approximately $10 billion per year.

Federal program and services outlay in Puerto Rico is approximately $10 billion per year.

If Congress does its job in this regard, the residents of Puerto Rico will be...

If Congress does its job in this regard, the residents of Puerto Rico will be...

Yet, Puerto Rico's economic convergence and political integration with the rest of the nation is...

Yet, Puerto Rico's economic convergence and political integration with the rest of the nation is...

Apparently tired of waiting for clear direction from Congress, the people of Puerto Rico have...

Apparently tired of waiting for clear direction from Congress, the people of Puerto Rico have...

That is why, with optimism instead of fear, all those who want to see Puerto...

That is why, with optimism instead of fear, all those who want to see Puerto...

Instead of generating either unnecessary alarm or a false sense of security regarding these fundamental...

Instead of generating either unnecessary alarm or a false sense of security regarding these fundamental...

Specifically, the reservation of sovereignty to the people of the states in matters not governed...

Specifically, the reservation of sovereignty to the people of the states in matters not governed...

However, the sovereignty of the states is constitutionally defined and recognized, while the powers of...

However, the sovereignty of the states is constitutionally defined and recognized, while the powers of...