Like other governors of the pro-statehood party, González has said she would push for Puerto Rico to become the 51st state, but such a change would require approval from U.S. Congress and the U.S. president.
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On Thursday, González named Waldemar Quiles as Puerto Rico’s new natural resources secretary as she claimed the investigation was part of a “political process” that occurred last year ahead of her party’s primaries, in which she beat former Gov. Pedro Pierluisi, who was seeking a second term.
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