Amy Goodman
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"A Dark Day for the People of Puerto Rico": U.S. Senate Moves to OK "Colonial Control Board"
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June 29, 2016
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4:53Now PlayingThe U.S. Senate is expected vote as soon as today to set up a federally appointed control board with sweeping powers to run Puerto Rico’s economy to help the island cope with its crippling debt crisis. The bill, known as PROMESA, passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 297 to 127. In the Senate, Robert Menendez has led the opposition to the bill. On Tuesday, he waged a fourhour filibuster to protest the bill.
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