U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite calls Puerto Ricans ‘foreign,’ shouldn’t get rebate

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Posted on: January 30th, 2008
Filed Under: [ Hispanic News ] [ Politics ] [ Top Stories ] [ Puerto Rico ]
“U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite touched a nerve with Puerto Ricans on Tuesday when she called them “foreign citizens” in a news release.

Brown-Waite, R-Brooksville, was complaining about parts of an economic-stimulus package when she referred to residents of Puerto Rico and Guam as “foreign citizens.”"*

*From: http://www.orlandosentinel.com
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