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Elijah Cummings: “Mexico is our neighbor, our ally and our friend; yet U.S. weapons are arming the world's most violent and powerful…”

On the recordJuly 25, 2011
Mexico is our neighbor, our ally and our friend; yet U.S. weapons are arming the world's most violent and powerful international drug cartels, costing the lives of 40,000 Mexicans in the last 4--5 years.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cummings highlights the impact of U.S. weapons on violence in Mexico.

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