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It was for this reason that I urged the deletion from the
original draft of section 6 any suggestion that the concept of
"citizenship" includes the right to participate in redistribution of
tax revenues that the Congress might choose from time to time to
authorize. As a result of my objections, the text of section 6 was
amended to its present form, with the understanding that we
SEPARATE VIEWS OF
would leave it to the courts to determine ultimately what were the
E PRESENTATIVE DON H. CLAUSEN
rights inherent in the common citizenship contemplated by
Commonwealth status. Under the circumstances, I am both sur-
prised and disturbed that the "brief description of purposes" of
with my colleagues, serving on the U. views S. delegation on the
section 6 should contain the statement that citizens of the
United States, "notwithstanding their place of residence within
appointed of this Compact establishing a new Governments.
I join by the President, in their expressed relationship
the jurisdiction of the Federal Government, should participate
feel that, although this document is a significant and
United States Federal and Puerto Rican step for-
equally in the benefits provided by laws of the United States
relating to social and economic aid." I believe that this portion of
I, too, refinements can and will be made by the Administration provisions.
the explanatory text has the effect of writing back into section 6
ward, Congress to improve and clarify the Compact's
the substance of the language that the Advisory Group had agreed
the completed, the work of the Ad Hoc Advisory Group permanent repre-
to delete.
Now more step toward the establishment of a and the
I would like to turn now to section 11 ("Representation of
sents one between the Free Associated State of Puerto Rico typifies a
Puerto Rico"). Under the terms of the draft Compact, the Puerto
union Government. The continuing experience, which and
Rican representatives would not have the right to vote on the
Federal democracy, is epitomized in the Final Puerto Report Rico's
enactment of legislation, such right being reserved by the Consti-
dynamic Recommendations of the Ad Hoc Advisory Group. view,
tution to persons elected to the Congress from the several states.
They would have, however, the right to vote in committee on all
final document assures Puerto Rico an integral place will
political destiny remains to be determined; but in within my the
matters coming before them as members of the committees to
this political family. The very strong ties of the past toward
which they are appointed. Those familiar with the workings of the
American increasingly closer as we work cooperatively the
Congress understand that in many respects the most important
become that union. In regard to the specifics modifications of pro-
work of the Congress is done in committee. It is there that a
strengthening Compact, I shall address three sections, whose Rican
member has his best opportunity to shape the legislation that
posed are required if past ambiguities in the Federal-Puerto
ultimately becomes law. Its key provisions will often be adopted
experiment are to be rectified.
in committee by the margin of a single vote.
Section 9
The question I wish to raise with respect to section 11 is
whether the Puerto Rican representative's right of participation in
this section moves away from the common market
committee work ought not to be limited to legislation that would
First, not toward it; for it provides Puerto Rico with possible
be applicable to Puerto Rico under the terms of the Compact.
theory, advantages not consistent with a free-trade concept, a and concept posi-
In closing, I would like to associate myself with the views
wherein both partners have equal barriers, handicaps, "The
separately expressed by Senator J. Bennett Johnston in this
tions. As the U. S. Treasury Department commented:
report.
economic relationship
presently represents a true common a
market possessing unrestricted trade between the two areas,
61
60
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