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José E. Serrano: I sarcastically, or profoundly, said it was easy to invade it in 1898, so it was probably not difficult to reach it now.

On the recordMarch 19, 2018
I sarcastically, or profoundly, said it was easy to invade it in 1898, so it was probably not difficult to reach it now.
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José E. Serrano
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Serrano highlighted the ease of access to Puerto Rico historically compared to the recent response challenges.

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