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José E. Serrano: No matter how much people tell us they treat them equally, the territories are treated differently.

On the recordMarch 15, 2015
No matter how much people tell us they treat them equally, the territories are treated differently.
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José E. Serrano
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Serrano emphasizes unequal treatment of U.S. territories in federal appropriations.

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