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Luis Fortuno: “The voters must understand that what Commonwealth means, as the author of that amendment states to Pedro Pierluisi and…”

On the recordMay 18, 2010
The voters must understand that what Commonwealth means, as the author of that amendment states to Pedro Pierluisi and I, is the present status quo, which is a territorial status.
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Luis Fortuno
Republican · Puerto Rico

Editor's note · Context

Fortuno emphasizes the importance of understanding the current territorial status of Puerto Rico.

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