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Pedro Pierluisi: “There is consensus that territory status is the root cause of the economic problems that have persisted in Puerto Rico…”

On the recordJuly 31, 2013
There is consensus that territory status is the root cause of the economic problems that have persisted in Puerto Rico for at least 4 decades.
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Pedro Pierluisi
Democratic · Puerto Rico

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Pierluisi identifies territorial status as the cause of Puerto Rico's economic issues.

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