Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Pierluisi Introduces the Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act



Statement and Questions, Hearing on the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement (SAFE) Act, House Judiciary Committee

Jun 13, 2013 Statement

Speech to the National Hispanic Construction Association

Jun 12, 2013 Speech

House Approves Pierluisi Amendment to Give U.S. Customs and Border Protection Additional Flexibility to Sustain and Enhance Counter-Drug Operations in Puerto Rico

Jun 6, 2013 Press Release
Washington, DC—The U.S. House of Representatives today approved an amendment offered by Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi to the Homeland Security Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2014, which will enable U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to access the funds it needs to sustain and enhance its maritime counter-drug operations in Puerto Rico.

Rep. Pierluisi Floor Speech in Support of His Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2014 Homeland Security Appropriations Act

Jun 5, 2013 Speech

$5.6 Million in Federal Funding for Puerto Rico National Guard Construction at Camp Santiago in Salinas

Jun 5, 2013 Press Release
Washington, DC—The U.S. House of Representatives has approved H.R. 2216, the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2014, which allocates $5.6 million to make improvements to the Puerto Rico National Guard facilities at Camp Santiago in Salinas, Puerto Rico, announced Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi today.
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Pierluisi Introduces the Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act

The introduction of HR 2000 sets forth the process for Puerto Rico to be admitted as a State of the Union. Territory status deprives 3.7 American citizens residing in Puerto Rico of the most fundamental democratic rights. This past November, the people of Puerto Rico withdrew their consent to second-class citizenship, and chose a future of dignity and democracy.

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