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Nydia Velázquez: “Tell me, which country around the world pays Federal taxes to the U.S. Treasury? Puerto Rico does.”

On the recordFebruary 5, 2018
Tell me, which country around the world pays Federal taxes to the U.S. Treasury? Puerto Rico does.
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Nydia Velázquez
Democratic · New York

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Highlighting Puerto Rico's unique tax contributions despite its treatment.

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