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On the recordApril 12, 2016
Otherwise, this is not going to happen. Puerto Rico is going to continue deteriorating, people are going to continue migrating to the states, and it is going to be an embarrassment not only for Puerto Rico, but for the United States at large.
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Pedro Pierluisi
Democratic · Puerto Rico

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He warns of the consequences if the bill does not pass.

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