On the recordJuly 31, 2013
What the pro-statehood party is asking you, Chairman and this committee, is to be accomplice of that Democratic crime, crime against democracy.
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congress.govWhat the pro-statehood party is asking you, Chairman and this committee, is to be accomplice of that Democratic crime, crime against democracy.
Accuses the pro-statehood party of undermining democratic processes.
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