Holyoke City Councilor Jossie Valentin appears in a new Sen. Warren video that highlights both women's efforts on behalf of Puerto Rico

It's been almost a year since Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico & the federal response has been appalling. @JossieValentin & other leaders have been fighting their hearts out, but Puerto Rico needs debt relief to get back on their feet. @BernieSanders & I have a comprehensive plan. pic.twitter.com/4BNBVloZKd

— Elizabeth Warren (@elizabethforma) July 27, 2018

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Warren Highlights Puerto Rico’s Plight & One of Its Local Champions…

Puerto Rico has no voting representation in Congress. That has invariably hobbled its ability to obtain necessary relief after Hurricanes Maria and Irma. But some in Washington are paying attention and using the island’s mainland advocates to press the issue.

On Friday US Senator Elizabeth Warren’s campaign released a video featuring Holyoke Ward 4 Councilor Jossie Valentin and her work on behalf of her ancestral homeland. Since the twin hurricanes battered the island last year, Valentin has undertaken three relief missions to the island. In doing so, she has become one of the 413’s most visible advocates for Puerto Rico both on a humanitarian level but also in terms of debt relief for the American possession. more

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