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Ayanna Pressley: I think the detrimental impacts of these fees and its governments' abilities to effectively combat the pandemic is not…

On the recordApril 5, 2022
I think the detrimental impacts of these fees and its governments' abilities to effectively combat the pandemic is not really up for debate.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley argues that IMF surcharges hinder pandemic response efforts.

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