On the recordJanuary 21, 1988
If we abandon them now, if Congress votes down aid, we will be abandoning the only real cause for peace and freedom and democracy in Nicaragua.
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Remarks to Civic Leaders at a White House Briefing on Aid to the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance
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