On the recordJune 23, 2015
The current economic crisis is a cruel manifestation that territorial status is not a sustainable model for the political economy of America's last large and populous territory.
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congress.govThe current economic crisis is a cruel manifestation that territorial status is not a sustainable model for the political economy of America's last large and populous territory.
Pierluisi emphasizes the unsustainability of Puerto Rico's territorial status amid its economic crisis.
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Once Puerto Rico settles its political status once and for all, I am sure and I have no doubt our economy will prosper.
Definitely. That is what we are talking about mostly. It has economic development implications, quality of life implications, but at its heart this is a civil rights issue.
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Is anyone in your committees wishing to sentence another generation of Puerto Ricans to broken families and certain poverty?