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On the recordNovember 7, 2017
Even for those of us who are advocates of the bank, you can imagine how painful it is to then go back to your district and say, we put money in here, and Iran takes money out of there.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

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Sherman reflects on the challenges of supporting the World Bank after funding Iran.

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