A bill calling for a binding vote on Puerto Rico’s future status — including an option for statehood — will be voted Thursday in the House of Representatives.
After weeks of often prickly negotiations, lawmakers of Puerto Rican descent on both sides of the contentious statehood debate reached a deal Wednesday to vote on the measure in the final days of the Democratic-controlled Congress.
“After 124 years of colonialism, Puerto Ricans deserve a fair, transparent, and democratic process to finally solve the status question,” Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-N.Y., said Wednesday. “Looking forward to making history.”
