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An Interview With Rep. Nydia Velazquez

Published: March 18, 2021, 10 a.m.

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With news that a revised version of the Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act will be submitted to both chambers of Congress today (March 18), Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes one of the bill\'s key sponsors and strongest advocates, Rep. Nydia Vel\\xe1zquez (D-NY), to the show.

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Born in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, and the first Puerto Rican woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, Vel\\xe1zquez talks about the bill, her outreach efforts to statehood proponents and what she tells her more intense critics about her efforts.

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_Featured image of Rep. Vel\\xe1zquez (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP)

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Latino Rebels Radio produced by Harsha Nahata.

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