Why should the Republican controlled Senate help Puerto Ricos Republican Party?
• The Puerto Rico Republican Party was founded in 1902 (78 years before the Democrats started up on the island) by Dr. Jose Celso Barbosa, the Forefather of Statehood for Puerto Rico. As early as 1928, our party won control of both houses of the legislature. • Poll after poll finds strong Puerto Rico identification with traditional Republican values: fiscally conservative, family oriented, pro-life, very religious. • The Puerto Rico Republican Party has been a major supporter of the national party and its candidates. In the 1996 presidential primary Bob Dole’s victory here re-energized his campaign sending him on to the presidential nomination. • Finally, the ruling statehood New Progressive Party (NPP) initiatives go beyond Republican mainland goals including: implementation of public company privatization’s, a moment of meditation at the start of the school day, the Charter School concept, reductions in capital gains and income tax rates and in the government workforce.
