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Mary Landrieu: “My days of sending money to governments that cannot conduct the simplest measures of accountability are over.”

On the recordJuly 8, 2014
My days of sending money to governments that cannot conduct the simplest measures of accountability are over.
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Mary Landrieu
Democratic · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Landrieu emphasizes the need for accountability before funding foreign governments.

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