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On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
I will point out that we heard similar arguments when the United States took the leadership to use trade to bring down the Apartheid government in South Africa.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cardin references historical success in using trade for governance improvements.

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