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On the recordMarch 6, 2013
For Congress to allow that type of assistance, we need to know and have confidence that we can account for how the aid is being used since we are not present in the country to be able to do that.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Cardin stresses the importance of accountability for aid distribution.

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