Puerto Rico governor: "Congress is morally obligated to respond" to island's statehood vote
Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi told "Axios on HBO" that "Congress is morally obligated to respond" to the island's recent vote in support of statehood, and said he expects a bill to be introduced in the House by mid-March. Why it matters: Although statehood has been discussed for years,…
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