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Nydia Velázquez: Puerto Ricans do not need a congressional invitation to debate these options, and they can keep right on debating them…

On the recordApril 13, 2021
Puerto Ricans do not need a congressional invitation to debate these options, and they can keep right on debating them even after Congress offers statehood.
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Nydia Velázquez
Democratic · New York

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Velazquez emphasizes Puerto Ricans' autonomy in discussing their political status.

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