Barack Obama: “Failure to act now to fix mistaken status policy for Puerto Rico made…”

On the recordMay 18, 2010

Failure to act now to fix mistaken status policy for Puerto Rico made decades ago would be yet another mistake of historic proportions.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Emphasizing the need for action on Puerto Rico's status to avoid historic mistakes.

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