The Push for Puerto Rico Statehood
Rep. Darren Soto has touched the third rail of Puerto Rico politics, one that will divide his Florida constituents and supporters.
Rep. Darren Soto has touched the third rail of Puerto Rico politics, one that will divide his Florida constituents and supporters.
Republican Sen. Rick Scott recently declared himself “the voice of Puerto Rico in the Senate,” after pushing for an additional $600 million in aid for the island in the form of food stamp funds. “Puerto Rico’s success is America’s success and Puerto Rico’s recovery is America’s recovery,” he said. Puerto […]
Newly sworn Central Florida Congressman Darren Soto (D) plans to push for the presidential vote for Puerto Rico. It’s the second Puerto Rico-related measure in as many days, as newly elected Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González today filed a fill to admit Puerto Rico as the 51st state. There is no doubt […]