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Ed Markey: In the immediate, but not for the long term. It is just sitting there waiting for a repetition of the same situation.

On the recordMarch 21, 2017
In the immediate, but not for the long term. It is just sitting there waiting for a repetition of the same situation.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey critiques the lack of long-term solutions for Haiti's humanitarian crisis.

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