“The Judiciary Committee stands ready to advance President Trump's next Attorney General nominee.”
“the rot at the Department of Justice begins and ends with Donald Trump.”
“Democrats will fight this budget tooth and nail to ensure it never becomes law.”
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On the recordJuly 31, 2013
I'm not pro-statehood that will make Puerto Rico a Latino ghetto.
Said by
Pedro Pierluisi
Democratic · Puerto Rico
Source
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Critiques the statehood proposal and its implications for Puerto Rico's identity.

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