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Lisa Murkowski: “My reason for bringing this up is to ensure this latest event involving North Korea is placed squarely in its proper…”

On the recordJuly 16, 1997
My reason for bringing this up is to ensure this latest event involving North Korea is placed squarely in its proper context. On Monday, the Clinton administration announced that it is doubling the amount of food assistance it intends to supply to Pyongyang to alleviate some of the suffering from the famine resulting primarily from 50 years of totalitarian rule and exacerbated by intense flooding.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Discussing North Korea's recent military actions and U.S. food assistance in response.

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