Governor rules out another non-binding referendum on status

By THE STAR STAFF

Gov. Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia said Wednesday he is not considering convening a status plebiscite that is not binding on Congress if HR 2757, which calls for a binding plebiscite on the choices of statehood, free association and independence, does not become law.

Pierluisi’s remarks came amid questions at a press conference in which statehood supporters, including former governor Ricardo Rosselló Nevares, reviewed efforts made and to be made in favor of HR 2757.

“It is not under consideration now, a referendum in Puerto Rico,” said Pierluisi, who during his trip to Washington, D.C. this week will be meeting with eight Democratic senators. “We have already held many [of those]. They have all ended the same way, supporting statehood. The ball is in Congress’ court, and it [another non-binding plebiscite] is not under consideration.”