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Nydia Velázquez: We all know how the people of Puerto Rico are suffering. Particularly, 65 percent of the children in Puerto Rico live in…

On the recordJune 10, 2020
We all know how the people of Puerto Rico are suffering. Particularly, 65 percent of the children in Puerto Rico live in poverty.
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Nydia Velázquez
Democratic · New York

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Velazquez highlights the poverty crisis affecting children in Puerto Rico.

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