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On the recordMarch 28, 2012
I would appreciate that because my observation, when we were in Nigeria and particularly after meeting with the imam from the north, was that that is what we have got to be able to crack to win the confidence of leaders, and I think a lot of the leaders in the mosques, so they accept United States help and United States NGOs with regard to health care, vaccination, and things of that nature.
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Johnny Isakson
Republican · Georgia

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Isakson emphasizes the need for trust among local leaders to accept U.S. aid.

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