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On the recordJune 23, 2015
How can Congress raise the issue of our non-payment of Federal income taxes when you know that we don't have the power to impose Federal income taxes on income earned in Puerto Rico?
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Pedro Pierluisi
Democratic · Puerto Rico

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Questioning Congress's stance on federal taxes and representation for Puerto Rico.

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