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Don Young: “We must show the 3.7 million Americans living in Puerto Rico... that those of us attending today's hearing still hear…”

On the recordJune 23, 2015
We must show the 3.7 million Americans living in Puerto Rico... that those of us attending today's hearing still hear them when they speak.
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Don Young
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the responsibility to represent Puerto Ricans despite their lack of voting representation.

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