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Cruz on Tuesday said the study \"reinforces the pain inflicted on the people of [Puerto Rico] and the violation of our human rights.\"

These deaths due partly to negligence. For you can kill people with a gun or you can kill them with neglect. The second happened in PR. 2/2

— Carmen Yulín Cruz (@CarmenYulinCruz) August 28, 2018
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PHOTO: An aerial view of the flooded neighborhood of Juana Matos in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Catano, Puerto Rico, Sept. 22, 2017.
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