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Raúl Grijalva: “In the meantime, while we fiddle by holding yet another hearing, Rome--which in this case is Puerto Rico--continues to…”

On the recordFebruary 24, 2016
In the meantime, while we fiddle by holding yet another hearing, Rome--which in this case is Puerto Rico--continues to burn.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva criticizes the slow response to Puerto Rico's ongoing crisis.

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