Puerto Rico demands statehood, introduces shadow lawmakers to Congress

By Anna Giaritelli

Published January 10, 2018 7:30pm ET

Puerto Rico demands statehood, introduces shadow lawmakers to Congress — Gov. Ricardo Rossello told the Washington Examiner last summer that the island would not burden the U.S. with its financial woes if approved as a state. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti) | Carlos Giusti

Puerto Rico on Wednesday announced a new push for statehood after last year’s effort was disrupted by two disastrous hurricanes.

Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon, the U.S. territory’s nonvoting member of Congress, went to the House floor Wednesday along with a proposed delegation of two senators and five representatives to demand that Congress recognize Puerto Rico as a state.

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