[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 195 (Thursday, December 15, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H9885]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     PROUD TO VOTE FOR PUERTO RICO

  (Mr. BOWMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOWMAN. Madam Speaker, today, I was proud to vote for the Puerto 
Rico Status Act and supporting its passage in the House of 
Representatives. Now, it is time for the Senate to do its job and free 
the Puerto Rico community and the Puerto Rican island to chart its own 
path toward self-determination.
  Puerto Rico has been a U.S. territory since 1898 without proper 
representation in the United States Government. That is unacceptable.
  Now, finally, if the Senate does its job, the people of Puerto Rico 
can chart their own path forward and decide for themselves what is best 
for them.
  I was proud to take that vote today in support of my constituents, as 
well as my family, as I am married to a Puerto Rican woman and my 
children are Puerto Rican, as well.
  Let's continue to support the self-determination of the people on the 
island and the self-determination of people all over the world.

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