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Marco Rubio: “In essence, there was a time not long ago, and there are countries in the region like Venezuela and other parts of the…”

On the recordApril 9, 2018
In essence, there was a time not long ago, and there are countries in the region like Venezuela and other parts of the world, where corruption is rampant.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Rubio discusses the prevalence of corruption in Latin America.

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