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U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Minority Leader Has Not Followed Status Bills

Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), said it is Joe Manchin who must decide if he wants to hold a hearing on the status debate.

May 9, 2024 - 2:16 PM

Previously, Barrasso has avoided commenting on his position on statehood for Puerto Rico, while the outgoing Republican Senate minority leader, Mitch McConnell (Kentucky), has said that he would never give way to a bill that would offer statehood to Puerto Rico or Washington D. C. (The Associated Press)

By José A. Delgado

Corresponsal de El Nuevo Día en Washington D. C.jose.delgado@gfrmedia.com

Washington D. C. — Republican John Barrasso, minority leader of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said today that he has not followed the details of the bills introduced in the U.S. Senate seeking a federal plebiscite on Puerto Rico’s political status.