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Raúl Grijalva: In closing, let me thank and commend the gentleman from Florida for this very good amendment. I think it dovetails with…

On the recordJune 9, 2016
In closing, let me thank and commend the gentleman from Florida for this very good amendment. I think it dovetails with the rest of the legislation very well as the gentleman addresses some of the indices in Puerto Rico that require attention-- the challenges around poverty that the Puerto Rican people are facing. It is not often in this Chamber that we talk about poverty. The gentleman is to be commended, and I support the amendment. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona
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Jun 9, 2016

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