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On the recordJune 15, 2021
It is legal fiction which assumes that the people of Puerto Rico somehow will exercise their sovereignty and choose whatever path they choose, when, in fact, that sovereignty does not lie there.
Said by
Luis Gutiérrez
Democratic · Illinois
Source
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Editor's note · Context

Gutierrez argues that Puerto Rico's sovereignty is determined by Congress, not the people.

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