As a Puerto Rican woman who has most of my family in Puerto Rico, I care deeply, and the fact that Puerto Rico has been facing a financial crisis, Hurricanes Irma, Maria, earthquakes, and now the pandemic.
Velazquez expresses concern for Puerto Rico's ongoing crises and her personal connection to the island.
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Let me remind you; when it comes to small businesses, there is not a republican or a democratic approach to it.
Short-sighted attacks on the Council, by some of my colleagues across the aisle will only compromise our ability to appropriately protect the air and water quality and public health that our communities rely on.
Therefore, we must consider the many other drivers of inflation to create a comprehensive policy response, not play political games.
Of particular concern to me are the barriers that women, minority, and rural entrepreneurs face each and every day.
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