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On the recordOctober 21, 2019
It is unbelievable that in the 21st century the United States of America rather than expanding full democratic rights to all of its citizens has chosen to curtail them.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva condemns the U.S. for limiting democratic rights of its citizens in Puerto Rico.

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