Rick Scott: Puerto Rico should get statehood

By artappraiser on Wed, 05/02/2018 - 12:33pm |

By Julia Manchester @ TheHill.com, May 2

Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) on Tuesday announced his support for Puerto Rican statehood, saying the U.S. should listen to the territory's voters. The Associated Press reported that Scott said the U.S. should “respect the will of the people of Puerto Rico," referring to a referendum held there on statehood last year.

Over half a million of the island's voters said they supported statehood.

The Florida governor is challenging Sen. Bill Nelson (D) for his Senate seat in November. Scott campaigned on Tuesday in Kissimmee, Fla., which is the epicenter of the state's Puerto Rican population [....]

URL:

http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/385847-scott-puerto-rico-should-get-statehood