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Rossello expressed hope that the U.S. government might help make it easier for Puerto Rico change is status in the near future...

Author: By Brent D. Zettel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Puerto Rico Governor Calls for Statehood At IOP ARCO Forum | 2/18/1998 | See Source »

...people of Puerto Rico are about to make the most of a long overdue date with destiny," he later added...

Author: By Brent D. Zettel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Puerto Rico Governor Calls for Statehood At IOP ARCO Forum | 2/18/1998 | See Source »

According to Rossello, the beginning of the resolution of the issues surrounding Puerto Rico's status is now in the hands of Congress. "The Young Bill," or H.R. 856, will be brought to the House floor in the next few weeks...

Author: By Brent D. Zettel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Puerto Rico Governor Calls for Statehood At IOP ARCO Forum | 2/18/1998 | See Source »

Rossello used much of his speech to refute what he saw as the major arguments against changing Puerto Rico's status...

Author: By Brent D. Zettel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Puerto Rico Governor Calls for Statehood At IOP ARCO Forum | 2/18/1998 | See Source »

Countering the claim that Puerto Rico would become a "welfare state" dependent on the U.S., he quoted a study co-authored by Glenn P. Jenkins, director of the International Tax Program at Harvard Law School...

Author: By Brent D. Zettel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Puerto Rico Governor Calls for Statehood At IOP ARCO Forum | 2/18/1998 | See Source »

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