President Gerald R. Ford proposed the statehood for Puerto Rico in 1976:

“I believe that the appropriate status for Puerto Rico is statehood. I propose, therefore, that the people of Puerto Rico and the Congress of the United States begin now to take those steps which will result in statehood for Puerto Rico. I will recommend to the 95th Congress the enactment of legislation providing for the admission of Puerto Rico as a State of the Union.”

John Adams by Benjamin Blythe in 1766

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President Ronald Reagan favor the statehood for Puerto Rico:

“I favor statehood for Puerto Rico and if the people of Puerto Rico vote for statehood in their coming referendum I would, as President, initiate the enabling legislation to make this a reality.”

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President George H. W. Bush raised the statehood before Congress in his first State of the Union message in 1989:

“There’s another issue that I’ve decided to mention here tonight. I’ve long believed that the people of Puerto Rico should have the right to determine their own political future. Personally, I strongly favor statehood. But I urge the Congress to take the necessary steps to allow the people to decide in a referendum.”

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By Christopher Weber / Politics Daily / One year ago

President Obama is open to the idea of Puerto Ricobecoming a state, Associate Attorney General Thomas Perrelli said at a meeting of a task force devoted to issues related to the U.S. commonwealth.

«The president strongly believes that the status question is a significant one» Perrelli said at this week’s meeting of the President’s Puerto Rico Task Force.

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