“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
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On the recordJune 10, 2020
Many Puerto Ricans view it and the Oversight Board as an undemocratic colonial takeover of the island's government.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona
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Grijalva criticizes PROMESA and the Oversight Board's impact on Puerto Rico's governance.

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