Thursday, June 10, 2010

House votes to allow Puerto Rico to choose status. Island may decide whether to become nation's 51st state

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=147661
Posted: April 29, 2010
By Chelsea Schilling WorldNetDaily

A vote in the U.S. House of Representatives today has put Puerto Rico one step closer on a path to becoming the nation's 51st state.

The House passed H.R. 2499, the Puerto Rico Democracy Act, on a 223-169 vote. Now the Senate will take up the measure.

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