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Puerto Rico s new governor seeks equality in funding for embattled island
Nicole Acevedo
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Puerto Rico s new governor, Pedro Pierluisi, was on a mission on his trip to Washington, D.C. to ensure that the U.S. territory of 3 million people is top of mind for Congress and the new administration.
In Puerto Rico s case, I believe that it s very important to attract attention for positive reasons, not negative ones, so that they do not forget us and we are present in Washington s agenda, Pierluisi said, speaking in his native Spanish about his first trip to the nation s capital as governor to attend President Joe Biden s inauguration. ....

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