Puerto Rican Statehood

Sometimes a disaster or a crisis is required to select almost long-overdue change. Whatever people may enjoin almost the Federal Government's reply to Hurricane Maria together with therefore far, it is difficult to avoid the determination that Puerto Rico would locomote getting to a greater extent than (and faster) assistance if the isle was a solid reason amongst 2 senators together with at to the lowest degree i voting instance inwards Congress.

Moreover, President Trump ran on Puerto Rican statehood.  Here is the relevant linguistic communication inwards the 2016 Republican Party Platform:
We back upwards the correct of the United States citizens of Puerto Rico to locomote admitted to the Union equally a fully sovereign state. We farther recognize the historic significance of the 2012 local plebiscite inwards which a 54 per centum bulk voted to destination Puerto Rico’s electrical flow condition equally a United States territory, together with 61 per centum chose statehood over options for sovereign nationhood. We back upwards the federally sponsored political condition plebiscite authorized together with funded past times an Act of Congress inwards 2014 to ascertain the aspirations of the people of Puerto Rico. Once the 2012 local vote for statehood is ratified, Congress should approve an enabling act amongst price for Puerto Rico’s futurity admission equally the 51st state.
Maybe Congress volition accept upwards this chance for bipartisan legislation to kickoff the admission process.

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