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Rep. Corrine Brown: “I was just glad to be home and glad to be an American citizen. At this point I would not recommend going to some of…”

On the recordMay 14, 1997
I was just glad to be home and glad to be an American citizen. At this point I would not recommend going to some of those South American countries, including Ecuador, until we can straighten out this system.
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Rep. Corrine Brown
Florida

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Discussing concerns about safety in South American countries.

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