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On the recordJune 29, 2016
There has to be some progress there or I cannot justify to taxpayers, no matter how deeply moved I am about the circumstances there, that we are going to continue to pour money into a black hole where the money does not come out in a positive way.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Stating the need for progress in Haiti to justify continued financial support.

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