Vol. 3 No. 20

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-- SENATE HEARING SPECIAL --

Puerto Rico Leaders Demand To Know Political Status Options; Senators Reply That Some Want 'Free Lunch' Status

FULL TEXT OF ALL STATEMENTS


Hearing on the Hill Gov. Pedro Rosselló testified before Chairman Frank Murkowski (R-Ak.) and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The Governor was joined by (from left) Zoraida Fonalledas, Luis Vega-Ramos, Rubén Berrios Martínez, and Aníbal Acevedo-Vilá.

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEWOMAN TELLS CONGRESS TO "END ITS SILENCE" ON POLITICAL STATUS OPTIONS


Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA)

Zogby Poll Finds Puerto Rican Voters Rejected Commonwealth, Preferred Statehood In 1998 Plebiscite

Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, refers to the Zogby International polling results while questioning panelists. The Committee met to hear interpretations of the December 13, 1998, plebiscite.

Puerto Rico Herald Calls On Congress To Pass Federal Plebiscite Legislation

IMPLICATIONS OF THE PUERTO RICO POLITICAL STATUS PLEBISCITE,
ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Rejecting Commonwealth And Favoring Statehood, Island Voters Leave Status Issue Up To Washington
Neftali Fuster

"None Of The Above" Does Not Move Puerto Ricans Any Closer To Defining Their Future
New York Times Editorial

White House: "None Of The Above" Win Not A Clear Status Choice
Vote Said To Give Little Guidance On Ultimate Outcome

On Status: Who's Telling What To Whom?
JM Garcia Passalaqua, The San Juan Star

PUERTO RICO VOTE NOT A FLOP
Dick Thornburgh

Puerto Ricans Did Not Reject Statehood

The Plebiscite Was A Flop
Washington Post Editorial

Nation's Governors Call on Congress to Pass Puerto Rico Self-Determination Legislation

THANKS TO THE PDP, PUERTO RICO'S FREE LUNCH WILL SOON BE OVER
Miriam Ramirez de Ferrer

RELATED WEBSITES:

www.pnp.org
www.puertoricousa.com
www.puertorico51.org
www.prstatehood.com


 

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Under Statehood All Puerto Ricans
Would Have Been

American Taxpayers
Have Forked Over


$ 181,836.81


Wealthier Today, and
Commonwealth is Costing Them
$6,000.00 More Every Year!
Subsidizing Puerto Rico Commonwealth, and It's Costing Them $22,821,918.52 More Each and Every Day of the Year!


PUERTO RICO SELF-DETERMINATION
Puerto Ricans Earning Their Own Way
Puerto Rico Paying Its Own Way

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