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On the recordOctober 21, 2019
the Puerto Rico Financial Oversight and Management Board has effectively become a supra-political entity governing the people of Puerto Rico in a naked colonial mode.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva criticizes the Oversight Board for its colonial-like governance over Puerto Rico.

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