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On the recordJune 23, 2015
the U.S. Government is not even funding----
Said by
Pedro Pierluisi
Democratic · Puerto Rico

Editor's note · Context

Pierluisi criticizes unequal federal funding for Puerto Rico's Medicaid program.

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