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Ed Markey: We are pushing rope when we send money to countries that are not going through the reforms that need to occur.

On the recordJuly 6, 2016
We are pushing rope when we send money to countries that are not going through the reforms that need to occur.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey discusses the inefficacy of aid to unresponsive countries.

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