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- ↑ Marrero, Juan (November 4, 2020). "Legisladora trumpista de Carolina queda fuera del Senado". Metro (in Spanish). Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ↑ "Hon. Nayda C. Venegas Brown". senado.pr.gov (in Spanish). March 11, 2018. Archived from the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ↑ Claudio, Ronald Ávila. "Senado considerará hoy proyecto para regular aborto en Puerto Rico". Metro.