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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.
Said by
Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona
Source
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Editor's note · Context

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

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