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On the recordFebruary 3, 2015
Rather than continue to spend another quarter-of-a-trillion dollars over the next 10 years, we have only spent 1 percent, not even 1 percent of that to try to say, how do we help make the lives of the people in Guatemala, El Salvador, or Honduras durable.
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Thomas Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Tom Carper calls for investment in Central American countries to reduce migration.

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