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Gregorio Sablan: For so much of what Americans here on the continent take for granted in their everyday lives, it is not available to my…

On the recordMarch 10, 2009
For so much of what Americans here on the continent take for granted in their everyday lives, it is not available to my constituents--Americans, too--8,000 miles away.
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Gregorio Sablan
Northern Mariana Islands

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Sablan points out the disparities in living standards for his constituents.

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