Rep. Velazquez Issues Statement on Mulvaney's Puerto Rico Comments
October 18, 2019
October 18, 2019
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following statement on Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney comments comparing Puerto Rico to Ukraine:
"We've known for some time that the President and his Administration have a deep antipathy for our fellow citizens in Puerto Rico.
"Mr. Mulvaney's comments comparing this part of the United States to a foreign entity is a political Freudian slip, that illustrates the fundamental . . .
"We've known for some time that the President and his Administration have a deep antipathy for our fellow citizens in Puerto Rico.
"Mr. Mulvaney's comments comparing this part of the United States to a foreign entity is a political Freudian slip, that illustrates the fundamental . . .