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On the recordMay 18, 2010
What should Congress do, then? It should simply declare its intention to put an end to colonial rule in Puerto Rico.
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Luis Fortuno
Republican · Puerto Rico

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Call for Congress to end colonial rule in Puerto Rico.

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