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Pedro Pierluisi: Imagine where Puerto Rico would have been today if it had not been for the fact that the Trump--during the Trump year…

On the recordJanuary 19, 2022
Imagine where Puerto Rico would have been today if it had not been for the fact that the Trump--during the Trump year, he withheld disaster relief money appropriated by the Congress of the United States.
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Pedro Pierluisi
Democratic · Puerto Rico

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Pierluisi criticizes Trump for withholding disaster relief funds for Puerto Rico.

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