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On the recordApril 13, 2021
Is anyone in your committees wishing to sentence another generation of Puerto Ricans to broken families and certain poverty?
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Pedro Pierluisi
Democratic · Puerto Rico

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Questioning the impact of delaying Puerto Rico's statehood on families and poverty.

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