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Pedro Pierluisi: “On November 6th, Puerto Rico withdrew its consent to territory status. The federal government must respect--and respond…”

On the recordJuly 31, 2013
On November 6th, Puerto Rico withdrew its consent to territory status. The federal government must respect--and respond to--the democratically expressed will of its own citizens.
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Pedro Pierluisi
Democratic · Puerto Rico
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congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Puerto Rico's citizens demand respect for their choice on status.

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