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Pedro Pierluisi: “My constituents cannot vote for president, are not represented in the Senate, and have one non-voting delegate in the…”

On the recordJune 23, 2015
My constituents cannot vote for president, are not represented in the Senate, and have one non-voting delegate in the House
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Pedro Pierluisi
Democratic · Puerto Rico

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Discussing the lack of representation for Puerto Rico in U.S. politics.

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