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On the recordNovember 6, 2017
But again, we have to recognize part of those were pre-existing, and the result of bad decisions by the Puerto Rican government.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

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McClintock emphasizes that Puerto Rico's issues predate the disaster due to government decisions.

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