Ultimas Gestiones de Pedro Pierluisi por la Estadidad – Siempre Trabajando

Ultimas Gestiones de Pedro Pierluisi por la Estadidad

1.      May 19, 2009:  Pierluisi introduces H.R. 2499, the Puerto Rico Democracy Act, with 88 original cosponsors.

2.      May 19, 2009:  Pierluisi delivers remarks on introduction of H.R. 2499.

Pierluissi y Obama en el Air Force #1

3.      June 24, 2009:  House Natural Resources holds hearing on H.R. 2499.  Pierluisi’s opening statement is here.

4.      July 22, 2009:  House Natural Resources Committee votes to approve H.R. 2499 in amended form, 30 to 8.  Pierluisi’s opening statement is here.

5.      October 8, 2009:  House Natural Resources Committee issues its formal report on H.R. 2499.

6.      April 22, 2010:  Majority Leader of the U.S. House announces that the full House will vote on H.R. 2499.

7.      April 29, 2010:  U.S. House votes to approve H.R. 2499 in amended form, 223-169, making it the most successful Puerto Rico status bill in history.

8.      May 10, 2010:  Pierluisi delivers speech to Puerto Rico chapter of Federal Bar Association regarding Puerto Rico statehood.

9.      May 14, 2010:  Pierluisi appears on CNN’s “The Situation Room” to discuss H.R. 2499 and Puerto Rico statehood.

10.  May 19, 2010:  Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hold hearing on H.R. 2499.  Pierluisi testifies at hearing.  

11.  May 20, 2010:  Pierluisi appears on “Destination Casa Blanca” with Ray Suarez to discuss H.R. 2499 and Puerto Rico statehood.

12.  May 24, 2010:  Pierluisi writes letter to the editor of the Washington Post regarding Puerto Rico statehood.

13.  March 2011:  President’s Task Force on Puerto Rico’s Status issues report.

14.  May 3, 2011:  Pierluisi delivers speech at congressional briefing hosted by the Center for Puerto Rico Equality and Advancement regarding Puerto Rico statehood.

15.  September 12, 2011:  Pierluisi delivers speech at congressional briefing entitled “Puerto Rico at its Political Crossroads: A Forum to Discuss the Political Future of the Island.”

16.  February 7, 2012:  Pierluisi writes essay in Jurist regarding Puerto Rico’s political status.

17.  September 20, 2012:  Pierluisi delivers floor speech in the U.S. House on the upcoming November 6, 2012 status plebiscite in Puerto Rico.

18.  October 17, 2012:  Pierluisi delivers speech to Puerto Rico chapter of Federal Bar Association regarding upcoming November 6, 2012 plebiscite in Puerto Rico.

19.  November 6, 2012:  Puerto Rico holds a plebiscite on its political status.  According to the results, a majority of voters reject Puerto Rico’s current territory status and more voters express a preference for statehood than for any other status option.

20.  November 13, 2012:  Pierluisi writes letter to President Obama regarding results of November 6, 2012 status plebiscite.

21.  November 14, 2012:  Pierluisi writes letter to U.S. House and Senate leaders regarding results of November 6, 2012 status plebiscite.

22.  November 14, 2012:  Pierluisi delivers floor speech in the U.S. House regarding results of the November 6, 2012 status plebiscite.

23.  December 10, 2012:  Pierluisi writes op-ed in Roll Call entitled “Puerto Rico People Vote for Change—and Statehood.”

24.  March 1, 2013:  Pierluisi delivers speech to Puerto Rico Statehood Students Association (PRSSA) at The George Washington University.

 

25.  April 10, 2013:  As a result of Pierluisi’s efforts, the President’s Fiscal Year 2014 budget request to Congress seeks $2.5 million for the first federally sponsored status vote in Puerto Rico’s history.

26.  April 17, 2013:  Pierluisi delivers floor speech in the U.S. House entitled “The Path to Statehood.”

27.  April 19, 2013:  Pierluisi delivers speech at Kent State University regarding Puerto Rico statehood.

28.  April 24, 2013:  Pierluisi delivers speech at event hosted by Georgetown University and Cornell University entitled “Citizenship, Democracy and Statehood:  A Conversation on Resolving Puerto Rico’s Political Status.”

29.  May 15, 2013:  Pierluisi introduces H.R. 2000, the Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act.

30.  May 15, 2013:  Pierluisi delivers floor speech in the U.S. House regarding introduction of the Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act.

31.  May 21, 2013:  Pierluisi writes op-ed in The Hill entitled “Setting the Record Straight: A Response to Puerto Rico’s Governor.”

DON LUIS A. FERRE defendió la Estadidad en el Plebiscito impuesto por LMM en el 1967, en circunstancias adversas y se logró el triunfo del PNP en el 1968

32.  June 17, 2013:  Pierluisi testifies before the U.N. Special Committee on Decolonization.

33.  June 21, 2013:  Pierluisi delivers speech at LULAC national convention on immigration reform and Puerto Rico’s political status.

34.  July 17, 2013:  House Appropriations Committee approves $2.5 million for the first federally sponsored status vote in Puerto Rico’s history.

35.  July 24, 2013:  Pierluisi delivers floor speech in the U.S. House entitled “An Update on Puerto Rico’s Political Status.”

36.  August 1, 2013:  Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee holds hearing on Puerto Rico’s political status, at which Pierluisi testifies.

37.  October 4, 2013:  Pierluisi delivers speech at the City Club of Cleveland regarding Puerto Rico statehood.

38.  October 26, 2013:  Pierluisi delivers speech at Puerto Rican Bar Association of Florida regarding Puerto Rico statehood.

39.  November 6, 2013:  Pierluisi writes op-ed in The Hill entitled “Puerto Rico’s Status Needs to Change With the Times.”

40.  November 11, 2013:  Pierluisi writes letter to editor of Washington Post on Puerto Rico statehood.

41.  November 19, 2013:  Pierluisi delivers speech at rally held outside U.S. Capitol seeking equality for Puerto Rico.

Este es el momento de demostrar tu disposición al sacrificio por la Igualdad

42.  November 19, 2013:  Pierluisi writes op-ed in the Washington Times entitled “Why Puerto Rico Deserves Statehood.”

43.  December 4, 2013:  Pierluisi delivers floor speech in the U.S. House entitled “Puerto Rico’s Territory Status is the Primary Cause of its Economic Problems.”

44.  December 13, 2013:  Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Ron Wyden and Ranking Member Lisa Murkowski write letter to Pierluisi, stating that August 1, 2013 Committee hearing confirmed that “a majority of Puerto Ricans do not support the current relationship with the United States.”

45.  January 15, 2014:  U.S. House votes to approve the Consolidation Appropriations Act of 2014, which contains $2.5 million for the first federally sponsored status vote in Puerto Rico’s history.

46.  January 17, 2014:  President signs into law P.L. 113-76, which contains $2.5 million for the first federally sponsored status vote in Puerto Rico’s history.

47.  January 23, 2014:  Pierluisi writes letter to President Obama regarding the potential structure of the federally-sponsored status vote. 

48.  February 12, 2014:  U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich introduces an identical companion bill, S. 2020, to H.R. 2000, the Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act.

49.  February 24, 2014:  Pierluisi writes letter to Government Accountability Office (GAO) regarding GAO’s forthcoming report entitled “Puerto Rico:  Information on How Statehood Would Potentially Affect Selected Federal Programs and Revenue Sources.”

50.  February 27, 2014:  Pierluisi delivers floor speech in the U.S. House entitled “A Response to Two U.S. Senators Regarding Puerto Rico Statehood.”

51.  March 30, 2014:  Government Accountability Office (GAO) issues report on Puerto Rico statehood, concluding that Puerto Rico would receive billions of dollars in additional federal funding each year if it were a state and refuting any argument that statehood would have an adverse fiscal impact on the federal government.

52.  April 2, 2014:  Pierluisi delivers floor speech in the U.S. House on the GAO report on Puerto Rico statehood.

53.  April 10, 2014:  Pierluisi writes op-ed in The Hill on the GAO report.

54.  April 22, 2014:  Pierluisi delivers speech to the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce on the GAO report on Puerto Rico statehood.

55.  May 8, 2014:  Pierluisi writes letter to Puerto Rico State Elections Commission regarding use of $2.5 million for the first federally sponsored status vote in Puerto Rico’s history

56.  May 13, 2014:  Pierluisi write letter to former Puerto Rico senator Dr. Miriam Ramirez regarding Puerto Rico statehood.

57.  June 23, 2014:  Pierluisi testifies for the second time before the U.N. Special Committee on Decolonization.

58.  July 11, 2014:  Pierluisi delivers speech at LULAC national convention on Puerto Rico statehood.

59.  September 16, 2014:  Pierluisi delivers speech to student at Interamerican University (Guayama) on “The Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and Puerto Rico’s Political Status.”

60.  January 6, 2015:  Pierluisi writes letter to President Obama regarding Puerto Rico statehood.

61.  January 7, 2015:  Pierluisi delivers floor speech in the U.S. House entitled “The Fight for Puerto Rico Statehood.”

62.  January 13, 2015:  Pierluisi delivers floor speech in the U.S. House entitled “The Strength of the Puerto Rico Statehood Movement.”

63.  January 20, 2015:  Pierluisi delivers floor speech in the U.S. House entitled “Dr. Martin Luther King and Puerto Rico Statehood.”

64.  February 4, 2015:  Pierluisi introduces H.R. 727, the Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Process Act, the most ambitious and forceful statehood bill in Puerto Rico’s history, with 51 original cosponsors.

65.  February 4, 2015:  Pierluisi delivers floor speech in the U.S. House on the introduction of the Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Process Act.

66.  February 9, 2015:  Pierluisi delivers speech at NYU Law entitled “Shaping Puerto Rico’s Political and Economic Future.”

67.  March 4, 2015:  Pierluisi delivers floor speech in the U.S. House entitled “Why Puerto Rico Statehood is in the U.S. National Interest.”

68.  April 14, 2015:  Pierluisi writes op-ed in Orlando Sentinel on Puerto Rico statehood.

69.  April 22, 2015:  Pierluisi delivers floor speech in the U.S. House entitled “An Update on the Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Process Act.”

70.  April 27, 2015:  Pierluisi delivers speech at West Point on Puerto Rico statehood.

71.  April 29, 2015:  Pierluisi writes letter to editor of New Yorker on Puerto Rico statehood.

72.  May 11, 2015:  Pierluisi writes letter to editor of New York Times on Puerto Rico statehood.

73.  June 10, 2015:  Pierluisi writes letter to editor of Financial Times on Puerto Rico statehood.

74.  June 17, 2015:  House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Indian, Insular, and Alaska Native Affairs announces that it will hold hearing on Puerto Rico’s political status on June 24, 2015.  Pierluisi will testify at the hearing.

75.  June 22, 2015:  Pierluisi testifies for the third time before the U.N. Special Committee on Decolonization.

76.  June 24, 2015:  House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Indian, Insular, and Alaska Native Affairs holds hearing on Puerto Rico’s political status.