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On the recordApril 12, 2016
I am concerned that a large number of the discussions, thus far, have been focused solely around the fear of the collapse of Puerto Rican bonds, instead of the underlying issues that led to the debt crisis.
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands

Editor's note · Context

Plaskett expresses concern over the focus on bond collapse rather than root causes of Puerto Rico's debt crisis.

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