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Nydia Velázquez: “Promises were made, and still here we are with a hospital that is not operational...”

On the recordJune 24, 2019
Promises were made, and still here we are with a hospital that is not operational...
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Nydia Velázquez
Democratic · New York

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Velazquez criticizes the lack of progress on a hospital in Puerto Rico.

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