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Tom McClintock: “The central premise of PROMESA implies that the people of Puerto Rico are not competent to govern themselves, and I…”

On the recordOctober 21, 2019
The central premise of PROMESA implies that the people of Puerto Rico are not competent to govern themselves, and I reject that premise categorically.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

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McClintock rejects the notion that Puerto Ricans cannot govern themselves.

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