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POLITICSJun 5 · 14:48 UTCASIA TIMESElliot Mamet and Austin Bussing

US territories have a voice in Congress but no vote – here’s why

As the US celebrates its 250th anniversary, 3.6 million residents of US territories (including Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the US Virgin Islands) have no senators and only nonvoting representatives in Congress, excluding them from full democratic participation.

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