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On the recordJune 10, 2020
I think the Republican Minority never wrote PROMESA. Actually, PROMESA was brought by a Democratic governor, Garcia Padilla.
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Jenniffer González-Colón
Republican · Puerto Rico

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Gonzalez-Colon clarifies the origins of PROMESA legislation, attributing it to a Democratic governor.

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