On the recordFebruary 25, 2015
It is hard for me to understand any principled basis for objecting access to Puerto Rico to the law of the land in America.
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congress.govIt is hard for me to understand any principled basis for objecting access to Puerto Rico to the law of the land in America.
Gutierrez argues for Puerto Rico's access to U.S. bankruptcy laws.
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