Posted on 02/19/2021 5:11:52 AM PST by cll
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer flipped on his position over Puerto Rican statehood this week, declaring his opposition to the idea after having endorsed it last year.
During a community Zoom meeting Thursday, Schumer said he now opposes Puerto Rican statehood. “I don’t agree with them, I’m not going to support their statehood bill,” Schumer said of legislation from Democratic Rep. Ritchie Torres that would open the door to Puerto Rico becoming a state.
Flash back to four months ago, however, and Schumer held the opposite position. “Believe me, on D.C. and Puerto Rico, particularly if Puerto Rico votes for it — D.C. already has voted for it and wants it — I’d love to make them states,” Schumer told MSNBC’s Joy Reid in October.
Schumer endorsed Puerto Rican statehood last fall as a threat to intimidate Republicans from confirming then-Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court weeks before the November election. Granting statehood to the U.S. territory would likely give Democrats two more senators and at least one more representative in the House.
Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi told “Axios on HBO” he expected Congress to consider statehood within a month.
“We need a game changer in Puerto Rico. And one game changer would be that we get equal treatment in key federal programs,” Pierluisi said, as the territory’s financial crises suffocate the island.
Residents voted in favor of statehood on a ballot referendum in November, 52 percent to 48 percent.
That’s why you can’t ever trust a flip flopping pol.. How long until he decides to endorse again?
Totally expected flip flop from you Chuck.
If someone lived in a place like that, WHY would they want to come to the US outside of FL?
BTW, could you downsize your images from now on?
It doesn’t fit on my screen and makes the wording so small as to be illegible.
Leans social conservative....IIRC, They loved Hillary to death.
Why do Puerto Ricans leave their beautiful island to become transplants somewhere else? It’s such a beautiful place!
Why would they even leave for Florida? There are only a few places in Florida as beautiful as that big photo.
High unemployment. It may be purty, but if you ain’t got work...
I’m pretty sure Puerto Rico would prefer to be independent — instead of another trough for Washington...
They are in control of everything. The SCOTUS will punt in anything important. And in the election fraud they got exactly what they wanted from the judges.
I figured there was *some* good reason.
Those pictures are taken at perfect times. A lot of beaches are either crowded or have dead fish and plastic flotsam scattered around.
ABORTION...........................
West Side Story - America Lyrics
Artist: West Side Story
Puerto Rico, My heart’s devotion
Let it sink back in the ocean
Always the hurricanes blowing
Always the population growing
And the money owing
And the sunlight streaming
And the natives steaming
I like the island Manhattan
Smoke on your pipe
And put that in!
I like to be in America
Okay by me in America
Everything free in America
For a small fee in America
Buying on credit is so nice
One look at us and they charge twice
I have my own washing machine
What will you have not to keep clean
Skyscrapers bloom in America
Cadillacs zoom in America
Industry boom in America
Twelve in a room in America
Lots of new housing with more space
Lots of doors slamming in our face
I’ll get a terrace apartment
Better get rid of your accent
Life can be bright in America
If you can fight in America
Life is all right in America
If you’re a white in America
Here you are free and you have pride
Long as you stay on your own side
Free to be anything you choose
Free to wait tables and shine shoes
Everywhere grime in America
Organized crime in America
Terrible time in America
You forget I’m in America
I think I’ll go back to San Juan
I know a boat you can get on
(Bye Bye)
Everyone there will give big cheer!
Everyone there will have moved here
I’m grateful. A rare time I agree with chuck.
Would be interesting to see what the vote in PA was, as you have a lot of recent migrants there in addition to transplanted Nuyoricans.
I think PR statehood gets passed and find it odd that Schumer flipped. Who bribed him and why?
What I’m getting from this is PR would send two Republican senators.
2021. Odd numbered year. Democrat positions often flip. Strange.
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