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Pat Fallon: “But we don't seem to have a lot of concern, and, in fact, H.R. 51 was the first bill that we've heard for any statehood…”

On the recordMarch 21, 2021
But we don't seem to have a lot of concern, and, in fact, H.R. 51 was the first bill that we've heard for any statehood for any of our territories, and yet there are 3 million residents of Puerto Rico...
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Pat Fallon
Republican · Texas

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Fallon highlights the lack of attention to Puerto Rico's statehood compared to D.C.

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