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Marco Rubio: “There are tremendous opportunities there for the hemisphere if, in fact, Haiti can turn the corner and build for…”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2012
There are tremendous opportunities there for the hemisphere if, in fact, Haiti can turn the corner and build for themselves a more prosperous society and a more functional government.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Rubio highlights the potential for Haiti's development and the role of the U.S. in assisting.

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