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March 14, 2019

Activists Demand Cancelation of Puerto Rico's $72 Billion Public Debt
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And in New York City, activists rallied outside federal court in
Manhattan Wednesday, where a judge is overseeing Puerto Rico's municipal
bankruptcy proceedings-the largest such case in U.S. history. The
protesters are demanding Judge Laura Taylor Swain cancel Puerto Rico's
$72 billion debt. This is activist Nicole Torres-Bruno.

Nicole Torres-Bruno: "You have people depopulating the island because
their pensions are cut nearly in half. I know civil service people that
if they are to retire tomorrow, they'll only receive 42 percent of their
pension. And governmental workers in Puerto Rico are not eligible for
Social Security. So where does that leave them? … There's more than 300
schools that have been closed in Puerto Rico. This is nothing short of
Wall Street abuse and tactical steps toward extermination."



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