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Rashida Tlaib: While Puerto Rico may be very far from my district, the problems we are talking about seem so familiar.

On the recordOctober 5, 2021
While Puerto Rico may be very far from my district, the problems we are talking about seem so familiar.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

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Tlaib highlights parallels between power issues in Puerto Rico and her district.

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