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On the recordFebruary 1, 2016
Before you try to come up with all sorts of clever and convoluted ways to respond to the crisis in Puerto Rico, you should simply extend to the territory those Federal programs and policies that have already proven effective in the states that you represent.
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Rob Bishop
Republican · Utah

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Bishop urges Congress to apply effective state policies to Puerto Rico.

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