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Fred Upton: “A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, where the majority of people still remain…”

On the recordNovember 1, 2017
A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, where the majority of people still remain without power more than a month after Hurricane Maria made landfall.
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Fred Upton
Republican · Michigan

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Upton describes the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico post-Hurricane Maria.

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