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Ken Calvert: I think any aid and assistance that we have to Pakistan should be directly tied to their assistance to us

On the recordMarch 6, 2012
I think any aid and assistance that we have to Pakistan should be directly tied to their assistance to us
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Ken Calvert
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Calvert emphasizes linking U.S. aid to Pakistan's cooperation against the Haqqani network.

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