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Diaspora organizations say neither Jenniffer González nor anyone has the right to define the Puerto Ricanness of AOC

Carmen Yulín Cruz, Melissa Mark Viverito, and diaspora groups alluded to the Commissioner’s expressions referring to the congresswoman as a person who “calls herself Puerto Rican”

December 10, 2022 - 12:31 PM

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After accusing her of seeking to derail H.R. 8393, Commissioner González stated in a press release that Ocasio Cortez’s intention is “to prevent Puerto Ricans from having (the) power to vote, while she enjoys it in New York". (vanessa.serra@gfrmedia.com)

By José A. Delgado

Corresponsal de El Nuevo Día en Washington D. C.jose.delgado@gfrmedia.com

Washington - Amid her political attack on Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez regarding the debate on Puerto Rico’s political status, Jenniffer González, Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner in Washington generated another controversy by questioning her Puerto Ricanness.