Puerto
Rico; Where are we to put the extra star? Following a
stunning vote in the U.S. House, Puerto Ricans could
decide for themselves whether they want to trade their
U.S. commonwealth status for statehood. Under the
legislation, they could also opt for independence. The
Senate must approve the proposal. Puerto Ricans should
have the freedom to choose their future. This nation
stands for democracy.
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MAINLAND EDITORIALS URGE
SENATE TO PASS S. 472
The
Allentown Morning Call, Buffalo News, THE CLARION-LEDGER,
The Detroit Free Press, The Grand Rapids Press, Hartford
Courant, THE MIAMI HERALD, Newsday, The New York Times,
Orlando Sentinel, Portland Press Herald, The
Post-Standard, The Press-Enterprise, The Star-Ledger, St.
Petersburg Times, The Tampa Tribune, The Tennessean, York
Daily Record, The Washington Post
Puerto Rico, U.S.A.
"As a Puerto Rican
and an American, I believe our future as a community is
inseparable from our culture and language, but I'm also
passionately committed to the modern world. That's why
I'm going to support statehood in the next
plebiscite." - Rosario Ferre
RALPH REED URGES G.O.P.
TO PASS H.R. 856
"For the first time in 100 years, the people of
Puerto Rico will have the opportunity to decide their
political future in free and fair elections... It's only
fitting that a Republican congress should give the people
of Puerto Rico what so many Republican presidents sought
to achieve - a way to determine for themselves the
government they should have. Give them your support for
H.R. 856."
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SENATOR FRANK MURKOWSKI,
(R-AK)
CHAIRMAN
SENATE ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE
"THE
FATE OF PUERTO RICO SELF-DETERMINATION IS IN HIS
HANDS"
H.R. 856 PASSAGE
RESPONDS TO PUERTO RICAN'S VOTE FOR CHANGE
H.R. 856
addresses 1993 plebiscite in which a majority of
Puerto Rico's 3.8 million U.S. citizens voted for
a change in status.
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STATUS CHANGE BENEFITS U.S. TAXPAYERS ALSO
Self-Determination will
reduce $13 billion annual Federal subsidy of Puerto Rico
territorial commonwealth.
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