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On the recordFebruary 24, 2016
While these hearings are instructive, if we are going to meet the Speaker's deadline, we should have long since begun discussions on a bipartisan legislative solution to the crisis.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva emphasizes the need for bipartisan discussions on Puerto Rico's crisis.

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