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On the recordSeptember 28, 2015
The crisis in Puerto Rico is not new. The 3.5 million U.S. citizens I represent have endured it for many years.
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Pedro Pierluisi
Democratic · Puerto Rico

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Pierluisi highlights the ongoing economic crisis affecting Puerto Rico and its citizens.

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