January 28, 2016

Bush: Help Puerto Rico Economy Before Raising Statehood Issue

Jeb Bush, at Republican presidential debate, says if he were Puerto Rican, he would vote for U.S. statehood for the commonwealth, but says its fiscal problems need to be solved before that issue is dealt with. "They should have the right of self-determination": Bush says of Puerto Rico Process of statehood or status of commonwealth "won't be solved" until "you get to the economic issues" Related story: Hatch Says Efforts on Puerto Rico in Limbo

Source: Bloomberg Politics