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Dick Durbin: “How likely is it that this billion dollars will translate into any credit for the United States in what we are trying to…”

On the recordMay 4, 2011
How likely is it that this billion dollars will translate into any credit for the United States in what we are trying to do?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin questions the effectiveness of U.S. aid in improving its image abroad.

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