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Nydia Velázquez: “Such as the FBI building that is being built in Puerto Rico and where there were a lot of Puerto Rican contractors that…”

On the recordJuly 12, 2017
Such as the FBI building that is being built in Puerto Rico and where there were a lot of Puerto Rican contractors that bid as prime contractors, but none of them, even when Ms. Gonzalez explained the case of someone who bid with a lower number, and yet not even that gave him an opportunity?
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Nydia Velázquez
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Velazquez highlights the lack of opportunities for Puerto Rican contractors in federal projects.

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