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Nydia Velázquez: the Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act is the inclusive democratic approach to solving Puerto Rico's status, while the…

On the recordJune 15, 2021
the Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act is the inclusive democratic approach to solving Puerto Rico's status, while the Statehood Admission bill is a one-sided, undemocratic bill that does not even achieve the aim it supposedly purports.
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Nydia Velázquez
Democratic · New York

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Velazquez critiques the statehood bill as undemocratic and supports the Self-Determination Act.

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