Puerto Rico made Rep. Raul Labrador, but the fact he was born there, and called it home until he was 13 years old did not inspire him to help the island with its debt crisis.
In his five years as a lawmaker, Labradors political capital has been so invested in his conservative constituents in Idaho, that he heeded little mind to Puerto Rico. Though, of all the committees in Congress, he chose to join the two that have direct oversight over the island a coincidence he swears was an accident.
I had absolutely no desire to get involved in Puerto Rico issues, said Labrador, R-Idaho, who is less known for his heritage than for his role as a founding member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus. Because back home, I think less than …
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