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Pedro Pierluisi: “Imagine for a moment that this spike in violence were taking place in Florida. Does anyone seriously believe that…”

On the recordJune 20, 2012
Imagine for a moment that this spike in violence were taking place in Florida. Does anyone seriously believe that Federal law enforcement agencies within DHS and DOJ would continue to conduct business as usual rather than surging resources to the State until meaningful progress is seen?
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Pedro Pierluisi
Democratic · Puerto Rico

Editor's note · Context

Pierluisi highlights the disparity in federal resource allocation to Puerto Rico compared to Florida amid rising violence.

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