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On the recordMarch 11, 2014
But if you can more specifically discuss how we can balance the United States' role and not feed into Maduro's obvious attempt to distract from his own deliberate oppression and blame his problems on the United States.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Wasserman Schultz emphasizes the need for the U.S. to address Venezuela's oppression without enabling Maduro.

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