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Nydia Velázquez: “Congress has a moral obligation to let the people of Puerto Rico decide their own self-determination process.”

On the recordApril 13, 2021
Congress has a moral obligation to let the people of Puerto Rico decide their own self-determination process.
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Nydia Velázquez
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Call for Congress to allow Puerto Ricans to choose their political status.

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