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On the recordApril 25, 2012
The territories are treated unequally under many Federal programs, and the cover over program helps to compensate for this fact.
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Pedro Pierluisi
Democratic · Puerto Rico

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Pierluisi highlights the unequal treatment of territories in federal programs.

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