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Howard Berman: “I would hope that what we would try to do in our economic assistance is, first of all, help those who are poorest.”

On the recordFebruary 8, 2011
I would hope that what we would try to do in our economic assistance is, first of all, help those who are poorest.
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Howard Berman
California

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Berman emphasizes the need for economic assistance to focus on the poorest Egyptians.

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