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Nydia Velázquez: “Do you understand that this is an important issue for 3.4 million Americans in Puerto Rico whose lives are at risk…”

On the recordMarch 25, 2019
Do you understand that this is an important issue for 3.4 million Americans in Puerto Rico whose lives are at risk, given the vulnerability of the infrastructure, whether the hospital, the power grid, and yet if we have an Administration that is obsessed with the fact that Puerto Ricans--American citizens are not deserving of our help?
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Nydia Velázquez
Democratic · New York

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Velazquez emphasizes the critical situation in Puerto Rico and the need for support.

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