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On the recordJune 15, 2021
Congress must immediately end its inherently colonial territorial rule over Puerto Rico, because it violates America's values of democracy, equal justice under the law, and government by the consent of the governed.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva emphasizes the need to end colonial rule over Puerto Rico for democratic values.

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