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Lisa Murkowski: “As someone who was born in Alaska when we were still a territory, I do have great sympathy for the desire of the people…”

On the recordJuly 31, 2013
As someone who was born in Alaska when we were still a territory, I do have great sympathy for the desire of the people of Puerto Rico to resolve their political status. It took Alaska 92 years. . . . Puerto Rico has been working on it for 112.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Murkowski empathizes with Puerto Rico's struggle for political status, comparing it to Alaska's history.

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