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Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda Raps About Puerto Rico's Debt Crisis

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Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton creator and recent Pulitzer Prize winner, appeared on John Oliver's HBO show on Sunday night. Miranda performed an emotional rap about the debt crisis in Puerto Rico -- an issue that Miranda cares about deeply. Miranda, whose family comes from the island, went to Capitol Hill earlier this year to ask Congress for assistance to Peurto Rico. Currently, the U.S. Commonwealth is struggling with over $70 billion in debt.

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