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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “Not-for-profits start getting to Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans just became what we are: Puerto Ricans. And we are…”

On the recordJune 24, 2019
Not-for-profits start getting to Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans just became what we are: Puerto Ricans. And we are resilient.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Ocasio-Cortez emphasizes the resilience of Puerto Ricans during recovery efforts.

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