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On the recordJanuary 21, 2019
The death count in Puerto Rico has been proven to be now in the thousands.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren addresses the underreported death toll in Puerto Rico following the hurricanes, suggesting government complicity in minimizing the figures.

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