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Raúl Grijalva: I believed then and still do today, that PROMESA relies too heavily on austerity measures, falling on the backs of…

On the recordOctober 21, 2019
I believed then and still do today, that PROMESA relies too heavily on austerity measures, falling on the backs of ordinary Puerto Ricans, to achieve its goals of debt reduction and balanced budgets.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva criticizes PROMESA for its reliance on austerity impacting Puerto Ricans.

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