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President Clinton Responds to Plebiscite
December 14, 1998
I have advocated enabling the people of Puerto
Rico to determine their future status among all the options --
continuing the current governing arrangement, known as Commonwealth;
nationhood, either independent from or in an association with
the U.S.; and statehood.
This year, the House passed a bipartisan bill
for this purpose with my support, but the Senate majority leadership
blocked it. In the end, the leadership simply recognized Puerto
Ricans' right to choose and promised to review the results.
Yesterday, Puerto Ricans voted on these issues under local law.
A majority of the vote was not for any of the options. Among the
rest, the overwhelming majority supported statehood.
I will, therefore, work with Members of Congress and the people
of Puerto Rico and their leaders to enable Puerto Ricans to clarify
their choice among the options. I remain committed to implementing
a majority choice for Puerto Rico 's future status.
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