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On the recordMay 11, 2021
More than 3.5 million United States citizens are denied constitutional rights because they reside in one of the five U.S. territories.
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands

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Plaskett highlights the lack of constitutional rights for citizens in U.S. territories.

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