15 January 2016
Dr. Arturo Porzecanski, Distinguished Economist in Residence at American University, discusses Puerto Rico's fiscal woes and why Congress should not permit the commonwealth to change the financial rules of the game after the game has been played with respect to its debt crisis.
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