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On the recordFebruary 24, 2016
A control board that would use austerity to help hedge funds lock in those profits, no matter the human cost, is not the answer.
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Pedro Pierluisi
Democratic · Puerto Rico

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Critique of austerity measures benefiting hedge funds at the expense of Puerto Ricans.

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