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On the recordOctober 21, 2015
Puerto Rico must either exercise full self-government as a sovereign nation or achieve equality among the States of the Union.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden argues for Puerto Rico's need for self-governance or statehood for progress.

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