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On the recordMay 18, 2010
It is inconceivable that some 45 years since the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964... are denied to four million of our citizens.
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Pedro Pierluisi
Democratic · Puerto Rico

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Pierluisi criticizes the ongoing denial of rights to Puerto Ricans.

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