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Nydia Velázquez: “This feels like profiteering off of Puerto Rico's fiscal crisis.”

On the recordMay 1, 2019
This feels like profiteering off of Puerto Rico's fiscal crisis.
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Nydia Velázquez
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Velazquez expresses concern over high consultancy fees during Puerto Rico's financial crisis.

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