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On the recordOctober 21, 2015
Puerto Rico's status is not an abstract or theoretical problem. It is a moral, social, and political wrong with the crushing practical consequences for the American citizens I represent.
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Pedro Pierluisi
Democratic · Puerto Rico

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Pierluisi argues that Puerto Rico's political status has serious moral and practical implications.

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