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Adam Schiff: “If the Egyptian people don't see any progress in the economy, we may trade one authoritarian regime for another.”

On the recordMarch 2, 2011
If the Egyptian people don't see any progress in the economy, we may trade one authoritarian regime for another.
Said by
Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

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Schiff warns that economic progress is essential to prevent authoritarianism in Egypt.

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