Vox Media: on Civil Rights


Jay Inslee: Statehood for DC & Puerto Rico; they deserve representation

I've always supported statehood for Puerto Rico and DC. People have got to have representation-- 700,000 people in the District of Columbia is as large as Wyoming.
Source: David Roberts, Vox.com, on 2020 Democratic primary Mar 1, 2019

Wanda Vazquez Garced: Oversaw budget cuts to groups serving battered women

Vazquez has a complicated history with women's rights groups on the island. The relationship grew tense while Vazquez was the head of the government agency in charge of enforcing women's civil rights--a position she held from 2010 to 2017, when she left to take over the justice department. Vazquez oversaw steep budget cuts to groups that provide services to battered women. She also instituted strict new requirements for those groups to receive federal funding.
Source: Vox.com on 2020 Puerto Rico Gubernatorial race Aug 9, 2019

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