“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 ThornburghTopics: Quotes about Dick ThornburghShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
Yet, Puerto Rico's economic convergence and political integration with the rest of the nation is...#Dick Thornburgh
The political status legislation which emerged in Congress in 1990 and 1991 did not receive...#Dick Thornburgh
Internal self-government under a local constitution was authorized by Congress and approved by the residents...#Dick Thornburgh
In historical and constitutional terms, the recent political status vote in Puerto Rico was a...#Dick Thornburgh
Apparently tired of waiting for clear direction from Congress, the people of Puerto Rico have...#Dick Thornburgh
It is quite understandable that Puerto Ricans seek to preserve a cultural sense of identity...#Dick Thornburgh
The powers of government exercised locally derive from a federal law authorizing government by consent...#Dick Thornburgh
