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On the recordMay 1, 2019
There is no doubt that statehood would have strengthened Puerto Rico's economy in the same way it has done for all fifty states.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva asserts that statehood would enhance Puerto Rico's economic stability.

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