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On the recordJanuary 18, 2021
I am increasingly concerned that while a majority of nations in our hemisphere are considered democracies, authoritarian regimes in Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba have systematically dismantled democratic institutions and have committed some of the world's worst human rights abuses.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch expresses concern over authoritarian regimes undermining democracy in the Western Hemisphere.

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