Ricardo Rossello Quotes

Back in the 1700s, the people of Tennessee wanted to become a state, but there was not a lot of action or movement in the bullpen so that Tennessee could transition as a state.

- Ricardo Rossello

Puerto Rico, within the span of two weeks, received two Category 4-5 hurricanes. That has never happened anywhere. The devastation has been enormous.

- Ricardo Rossello

We've had a history of hurricanes, but none of them of the magnitude that we're seeing Irma turn out to be.

- Ricardo Rossello

As a matter of comparative, the U.S. citizens - the Puerto Ricans that live in the United States - have much better incomes, more than twice as much, participate in the labor force of greater scales, have better results in the education system, and so forth.

- Ricardo Rossello

The reality is that we have a weakened energy infrastructure, and anything above a Category 3 hurricane hitting Puerto Rico would be devastating towards that infrastructure.

- Ricardo Rossello

Expenditures have gone rampant in Puerto Rico: lack of accountability - total lack of accountability.

- Ricardo Rossello

Puerto Rico still has the wherewithal to be a tourist destination.

- Ricardo Rossello

I think Puerto Rico becoming a state would fulfill the destiny of 3.5 million American citizens that live in Puerto Rico.

- Ricardo Rossello

We are a possession of the United States. Congress has full authorization power over Puerto Rico.

- Ricardo Rossello

Many people think that Puerto Rico would be a Democratic state just by virtue of the inclination of the Latino population in the United States, but the reality is that I see Puerto Rico as a battleground state.

- Ricardo Rossello

In the '90s, I think that Bill Clinton would have won in Puerto Rico. I think in the 2000s, George Bush would have won in Puerto Rico.

- Ricardo Rossello

Puerto Rico's participation per capita in the armed forces is more than most states, yet they can't vote for their commander in chief.

- Ricardo Rossello

I saw my dad work hard and then would see and know his interest and intentions, and that wasn't necessarily the narrative you would see in the press.

- Ricardo Rossello