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On the recordJune 23, 2009
I want to convey my gratitude to Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and to Congressmen Dan Burton, Patrick Kennedy, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, and Alan Grayson, all of whom have been such strong champions of H.R. 2499.
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Pedro Pierluisi
Democratic · Puerto Rico

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Pierluisi thanks various Congress members for supporting Puerto Rico's status bill.

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