Aponte Hernández urges continued ‘knocking on doors’ to augment draft Puerto Rico status bill’s 49 co-sponsors

By THE STAR STAFF

The new draft of the Puerto Rico status bill, House Resolution (HR) 2757, a bipartisan measure that seeks to hold a congressionally endorsed plebiscite among the options of statehood, independence, and independence through free association, already has 49 co-sponsors.

New Progressive Party (NPP) Rep. José Aponte Hernández made the announcement Tuesday. He stressed that the increase in co-sponsors who support the measure indicates that “the message must continue to be carried in the federal House of Representatives, because when talking about what happens on the island to over 3.2 million U.S. citizens, due to the injustice of the colony and the inequality that we live in, the congressmen understand that something must be done now.”