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Article: PUERTO RICO STATUS ISSUES GET HEARING IN INSULAR AFFAIRS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- March 22, 2007
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Del. Donna M.C. Christen-Christensen, D-V.I., issued the following press release:
Advocating a "bottom-up approach" to resolving the longstanding political status question of Puerto Rico, Insular Subcommittee Chairwoman Del. Donna M. Christensen held a hearing on Tuesday which entertained testimony on two bills which propose different ways for the people to exercise their right to self-determination. H.R. 900 which is sponsored by Rep. Jose Serrano and Subcommittee Ranking Member and Resident Commissioner Luis Fortuno, would authorize two plebiscites to be held in Puerto Rico, in which voters would choose between the status quo or a change in Puerto Rico's political status. The second bill, ...