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Nancy Pelosi: But it seems unfair for us to single out Haiti. If they want to write this to apply to every country, that is one thing…

On the recordJuly 13, 2000
But it seems unfair for us to single out Haiti. If they want to write this to apply to every country, that is one thing, but it really seems kind of unfair to single out Haiti in this report. So holding the principles, we should apply them consistently.
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Nancy Pelosi
Democratic · California

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Discussing fairness in applying principles to Haiti during a committee meeting.

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