Schumer to include Upstate New York and Puerto
Rico in statehood legislation
Posted By: John C, 11/17/2020 7:29:32 AM
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who is enduring criticism inside his caucus for a string of election losses under his leadership, is unlikely to gain a majority in the chamber this year. But that isn’t stopping the Brooklynite from advancing statehood legislation that would welcome Puerto Rico and Upstate New York as the 51st and 52nd States of the Union. Schumer is not expected to pursue statehood for the District of Columbia in the bill, which is a far less popular and more politically polarizing proposition —
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Might open the door for splitting CA and OR, which would be GOP pick ups..