House Democrats have introduced a bill to give Puerto Rico statehood (H.R. 1522)

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[RandFan]

@Breaking911

NEW: House Democrats have introduced a bill to give Puerto Rico statehood (H.R. 1522), which would give Democrats two more Senate seats and multiple House seats -Politico

[DoodleDawg]

Doesn’t statehood have to be approved by the states, or can it be done unilaterally by Congress?

Congress only: Article IV, Section 3.

[Trump20162020]

They voted in 2020 for statehood.

"Should Puerto Rico be admitted immediately into the Union as a State?"
Yes: 655,505 (52.52%)
No: 592,671 (47.48%)

Again, doesn't matter, as Schumer just last month said no to statehood for Puerto Rico statehood, calling the island corrupt.

Source: https://twitter.com/BonillaJL/status/1362464627356028931

[DoodleDawg]

It is far more beneficial to receive social benefits without having to pay federal taxes.

They pay FICA like everyone else. A good percentage of the population is already subject to federal income tax. With deductions and tax credits available I would be surprised if much of the rest of the population has to pay any income tax as well. Taxes are a non-issue.

[dsrtsage]

“ Doesn’t statehood have to be approved by the states, or can it be done unilaterally by Congress?”

If it can benefit dems, it needs nothing more than an executive order

[DoodleDawg]

Schumer already said he opposes Puerto Rican statehood.

If it guarantees him two more seats for his majority then watch him flip again.

[DoodleDawg]

Again, doesn't matter, as Schumer just last month said no to statehood for Puerto Rico statehood, calling the island corrupt.

As opposed to New York and New Jersey?

[Gene Eric]

An unfortunate combination of the two.

[usconservative]

HR 1522 was from the last Congress and had nothing to do with Puerto Rican Statehood.

In the current Congress, there is no HR 1522.

The original post is B.S. and people on here need to do a validity check before knee-jerk reacting to everything.

[Flick Lives]

I thought PR has said that they don’t want statehood

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That’s true.

[frank ballenger]

I was going to say it took this long and that shows racism and bias against Puerto Rican people. Some reparations on the way? All this time and the bill wasn’t even introduced yet?

[ScaniaBoy]

Again, doesn't matter, as Schumer just last month said no to statehood for Puerto Rico statehood, calling the island corrupt.

I thought everyone understood that those words translated from Schumerese or Senatian meant "I will approve it only if you fill my pockets with Gold".

[RandFan]

I trust the source...

[frank ballenger]

It is far more beneficial to receive social benefits without having to pay federal taxes.

As a form of reparation Puerto Ricans will be granted a 100 year tax holiday.

[usconservative]

So you trust a source that's (a)ignorant and (b) too stupid to look up a bill to see if it actually exists?

That says quite a bit about you.

[PIF]

What do thy have to be scared of? They control the education system. the media, and now the entire government.

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yes that exactly why they are scared - its too good to be true and they must do every thing possible to cover all bases, hence the need for HB1. They cannot lose their life long dream of destroying the US and its culture -

[DoodleDawg]

He’ll realize that it’s a little easier being Senate Majority Leader in a 52 to 50 Senate than it is in a 50 to 50 Senate.

[JohnBrowdie]

I’m not blaming conservative voters. quite the opposite, in fact. I’m blaming the cowards and quitters that WEREN’T conservative voters in the runoff.

and it’s an irrefutable argument, so give it up.

many of us also warned you what would happen if you screwed this up, so this is squarely on the boycotters.

[JohnBrowdie]

schumer’s denial is worthless, and you should know that.

[usconservative]

And BTW, you're obviously too lazy to go to the alleged source your "source" uses (Politico) to see if that story exists on their webpage (it does not.)

Conclusion: you' posted crap. This thread should be pulled.

[KTM rider]

Gotta keep those ballot Boxes stuffed full of useful idiot votes and pack the house and senate with progressives

Leftists never let up and hunger for control / conservatives just want to live in peace