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Chris Coons: “One of the best things I think about the Kerry-Lugar-Berman assistance was an attempt to move from assistance government…”

On the recordMay 4, 2011
One of the best things I think about the Kerry-Lugar-Berman assistance was an attempt to move from assistance government to government to assistance directly affects the Pakistani people.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

Editor's note · Context

Coons emphasizes the importance of direct aid to the Pakistani people over government-to-government assistance.

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