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Pedro Pierluisi: “Moreover, territory status gives the Federal Government license to discriminate against Puerto Rico.”

On the recordJuly 31, 2013
Moreover, territory status gives the Federal Government license to discriminate against Puerto Rico.
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Pedro Pierluisi
Democratic · Puerto Rico

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Pierluisi claims that territorial status leads to discrimination against Puerto Rico.

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