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Eleanor Holmes Norton: Why aren't you fighting for Puerto Rican admission? It's been in the Republican Party's national platform for several…

On the recordMarch 21, 2021
Why aren't you fighting for Puerto Rican admission? It's been in the Republican Party's national platform for several decades.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton challenges Republicans to support Puerto Rico's statehood.

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