Word: puerto
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WASHINGTON: The people in the House say Si. By the narrowest of margins -- a single vote -- the House of Representatives voiced its approval Wednesday night for a plebiscite that may turn Puerto Rico into the 51st state. More importantly, they did it without any bill-killing riders such as a clause making English the official language of the United States -- a suggestion from Rep. Gerald Solomon that seemed calculated to offend the Spanish-speaking commonwealth. ?I?m extremely excited,? said Puerto Rico?s only congressional delegate, Carlos Romero-Barcelo...
...Others weren?t so enthusiastic. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, a Chicago Democrat of Puerto Rican descent, voted no. And he pointed out the main problem the bill now faces: ?With the division evidenced here in the House, I don?t believe the Senate will find the time to take up this measure.? Not to mention the Puerto Ricans themselves; in a 1993 plebiscite, which was non-binding, only 46 percent of the islanders favored statehood...
...controls because the N.M.I. does not necessarily agree with its warped findings is no reason to believe federalization will be a magic cure for developmental problems. Our people are guaranteed the right to self-government, including the right to "progressive economic self-sufficiency." The U.S. aims to force a Puerto Rico-style economy on the N.M.I. JOHN S. DELROSARIO JR. Former Resident Executive Indigenous Affairs Office Commonwealth of the N.M.I. Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands...
Rossello also pointed to his efforts over the past five years to prepare Puerto Rico for statehood through the reform of health care, education and the judicial system in Puerto Rico...
Tensions ran high as one member of the audience, who was loudly asserting his opinions on Puerto Rican sovereignty, refused to relinquish the microphone set up for questions until an IOP official threatened to call security...