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On the recordJune 23, 2015
As a co-sponsor of the Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act, I am persuaded that the island's territorial status is a cause of its economic conditions.
Said by
Pedro Pierluisi
Democratic · Puerto Rico

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Linking Puerto Rico's economic issues to its territorial status.

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