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Lisa Murkowski: “Shouldn't Congress know whether the majority of the people of Puerto Rico consent to this arrangement?”

On the recordMay 18, 2010
Shouldn't Congress know whether the majority of the people of Puerto Rico consent to this arrangement?
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Murkowski questions Congress's awareness of Puerto Rico's majority opinion on its political status.

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