On the recordJuly 10, 2019
It is disrespectful to our witnesses from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands who have traveled here today to inform Congress about the recovery challenges they still face at home.
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congress.govIt is disrespectful to our witnesses from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands who have traveled here today to inform Congress about the recovery challenges they still face at home.
Thompson expresses concern for Puerto Rican witnesses at the hearing.
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