The government of Puerto Rico is a fiscal basket case, which we have been dealing with on this Committee for many years.
Tom McClintock: “The government of Puerto Rico is a fiscal basket case, which we have been dealing with on this Committee for many years.”
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McClintock describes Puerto Rico's financial struggles in the context of statehood discussions.
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