CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS DENOUNCES REPUBLICAN PLAN TO DENY VOTING RIGHTS TO MILLIONS

(Washington, DC)- Today, House Republicans will vote to strip delegates representing Puerto Rico and other US Territories of their voting rights. Congressman Charles Gonzalez (TX-20,) Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, issued the following statement:

“During the last three Democratic Congresses, delegates representing Puerto Rico and other U.S. Territories, were provided with house floor voting rights on amendments. Today, Republicans will move to end these rights and deprive more than 4 million Hispanic-American citizens an official voice in Congress.

The American citizens residing in the United States territories pledge allegiance to the same flag as their fellow Americans, fight our wars, die defending our freedom and are an integral part of the American Family. This move by the House Republican leadership is a direct affront to the values of justice and equality that these men and women die defending. It is exclusionary, unnecessary and shameful.”

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