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Elizabeth Warren: “The death count in Puerto Rico has been proven to be now in the thousands.”

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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