[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 37 (Tuesday, March 3, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H2892]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 ANNIVERSARY OF UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP FOR THE PEOPLE OF PUERTO RICO

  (Ms. BORDALLO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, as chairwoman of the Subcommittee on 
Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, I rise today to join my 
colleagues in marking the 92nd anniversary of President Woodrow 
Wilson's signing of an Act of Congress, conferring United States 
citizenship upon the people of Puerto Rico. This act marked an 
important advancement in the United States-Puerto Rico relationship, 
and although it is still an unfinished journey, it brought our brothers 
and sisters in Puerto Rico into the American family.
  The people of Puerto Rico have a rich and a beautiful culture. Their 
work to preserve and to celebrate their culture and their contributions 
to our democracy and defense of our Nation are unmatched by any State.
  Today, we recognize the act that conferred them citizenship, and we 
commemorate this event with them as we look forward to their continuing 
political progress. The people of Guam join our fellow Americans in 
congratulating Puerto Rico.

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