On the recordApril 13, 2021
The Department of Justice rejected the 2017 and 2020 referendum citing the Obama Task Force before had stated that excluding options won't call into question the legitimacy of any referendum.
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congress.govNydia Velázquez: “The Department of Justice rejected the 2017 and 2020 referendum citing the Obama Task Force before had stated that…”
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Velazquez referenced DOJ's rejection of referendums due to legitimacy concerns.
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