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On the recordJune 23, 2015
You have the power to help Puerto Rico now; exercise it! You have the moral obligation to end the trite pilgrimage of Puerto Ricans looking for the status question to be resolved; move forward.
Said by
Pedro Pierluisi
Democratic · Puerto Rico

Editor's note · Context

Urging Congress to act on Puerto Rico's status and economic issues.

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