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Pedro Pierluisi: “The purpose of the bill is straightforward. What Congress is doing is authorizing the Government of Puerto Rico to…”

On the recordMay 18, 2010
The purpose of the bill is straightforward. What Congress is doing is authorizing the Government of Puerto Rico to conduct one or more plebiscites in which the people of Puerto Rico will be able to express their views regarding the Island's political status.
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Pedro Pierluisi
Democratic · Puerto Rico

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Pierluisi outlines the bill's aim to allow Puerto Ricans to vote on their political status.

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