Congress has not formally recognized Puerto Rico’s vote for statehood, but that isn’t stopping the territory’s political leaders from gearing up for a Capitol Hill clash with plans to dispatch representatives to Washington, D.C., FoxNews.com reported. Gov. Ricardo Rosselló on Monday began naming those representatives — a list that eventually will include two senators and five congressmen – with the intent of seating them in Congress. The move stems from a law he signed on June 5 known as the “Equality Plan,” which calls for Puerto Rico to send representatives to Congress. The candidates would need approval from Puerto Rico’s legislature and would have to be bilingual residents of the island as well as U.S. citizens.
