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Raúl Grijalva: Nothing could be further from the truth. This bill protects taxpayers by ensuring not one dime of taxpayer money is used…

On the recordApril 12, 2016
Nothing could be further from the truth. This bill protects taxpayers by ensuring not one dime of taxpayer money is used to pay Puerto Rico's debt or otherwise bailout its government.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva refutes claims that the bill is a bailout for Puerto Rico.

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