Bipartisan group unveils Puerto Rico status consensus

A negotiating group led by House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) on Thursday unveiled a bill that would begin the process of undoing Puerto Rico's territorial status, widely seen as a colonialist vestige. The consensus bill brought together two opposing sides in the Puerto Rico status debate: those who advocate for and those who oppose the idea of statehood. If the bill is passed, Puerto Rican voters would go to the polls to choose statehood, independence, or independence