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Ed Markey: “If you have the aid there and you are helping them, then they are more likely to move in our direction.”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2017
If you have the aid there and you are helping them, then they are more likely to move in our direction.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey emphasizes the importance of aid in influencing local populations positively.

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