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plus another paragraph stating: "Laws and tariff provisions of the
is more in line with the federal contributory required to system make
United States on articles imported from foreign countries shall
Puerto Rico state governments as such are Furthermore, not it is a lot
applicable in the Free Associated State as if Puerto Rico were
be
the to Federal Government. contributions from individuals
state of the Union.' Those two paragraphs should make it clear
and fair to require from the Government of
that Puerto Rico is in the same position as the states of the Union
to pay rather than contributions would
are with respect to the Federal Government.
with the Rico. Finally, since such individual extension of grants-in-aid
Section 1.-Representation of Puerto Rico
Puerto Federal expenditures, the as well as legally
It has been my contention since we began our discussions
help and other defray Federal programs would be morally,
on
this very important subject that over three million U. S. citizens
justified.
are entitled to more representation than just the present Resident
Section 15.-Judicial Review
Commissioner. Although we have agreed to petition for another
understand why an action instituted Federal in the courts court on of
representative in the Senate, I still think that we should insist on
I fail Associated to State cannot be removed to a are in issue. Since
representation similar to any state of the Union.
the Free grounds that provisions of this Compact statute dealing with
Section 14.-Joint Commission
the sole is to be construed as a Federal the laws of
the Compact of Puerto Rico and the United States, controversy
I do not deem it necessary to further elaborate on my views
the relationship United States will most likely be involved in a therefore,
regarding the creation of a Joint Commission; suffice it to say that
the from the interpretation of the Compact and,
I strongly oppose it. Notwithstanding this fact, and since the
Commission will be established, I should like to propose that its
arising must be subject to removal to a Federal court.
original term be reduced to two years in order to enable the
Section 16.-United States District Court
President and the Governor of Puerto Rico, who are to be elected
addition in subsection b would make it read: either "All in
in the November 2, 1976, elections, to review the membership and
the procedures, Spanish as the Court, in the interest of justice, to the
A simple pleadings, and records shall be conducted shall
the existence of the Joint Commission after its first two years of
operation, which should be more than enough to judge its perfor-
English determine." or This change would allow enough flexibility
mance and future need.
Court without taking away from the desired objective.
During our last joint meeting held in Washington, the matter
Section 17.-Labor
of a contributing payment system was amply discussed and it was
believe that Federal minimum wages should for apply those in
also the subject of a historical letter from Governor Muñoz Marín
to Senator Cook. This item was assigned to the Joint Commission
Puerto that are not in a position to pay the Federal let's
I strongly Rico as soon as economically feasible; however, minimum, a
as one with the highest priority.
industries scaled program should be established starting, conditions say,
I happen to agree wholeheartedly with Gov. Muñoz in that
gradually with 75% of prevalent minimum to be increased as
such a system of contributing payments must be established as
soon as possible. In my estimation, however, there is a funda-
permit.
mental difference of concept involved in the implementation of
The Presidential Vote.-
the contributing system since I cannot envision the United States
As previously expressed in my original proposal and that subse- the
accepting contributions (in lieu of taxes, which is the crux of the
whole matter) as a payment from the Government of Puerto Rico
quently of the Presidential Vote must be part of this Compact, between
ratified at various meetings, it is my judgement not
to the Government of the United States. I do believe, nevertheless,
matter only because it is a fundamental part of the relationship
that a system based on individual contributions by residents of
77
76
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