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Jenniffer González-Colón: “I have sponsored legislation, H.R.1354, the Territories Health Equity Act of 2019, joined by my colleagues from the…”

On the recordJuly 24, 2019
I have sponsored legislation, H.R.1354, the Territories Health Equity Act of 2019, joined by my colleagues from the territories, and others, to correct the inequities faced by the territories across all of the federal health programs.
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Jenniffer González-Colón
Republican · Puerto Rico

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Gonzalez-Colon discusses her legislation aimed at addressing health inequities for U.S. territories.

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