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I am making sure, as the governor of a territory, that our kids speak fluent English. But having said that, I will tell my wife I love her in Spanish, and I will pray in Spanish, and no one from Washington should come down here and tell us how to go about it.

Luis Fortuno

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Luis Fortuno
Age: 63
Born: 1960
Born: October 31
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