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Luis Gutiérrez: “Statehood means complete protection of the U.S. Constitution to more than 3 million Americans.”

On the recordJune 15, 2021
Statehood means complete protection of the U.S. Constitution to more than 3 million Americans.
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Luis Gutiérrez
Democratic · Illinois

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Gutierrez advocates for statehood as a means of constitutional protection for Puerto Ricans.

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