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John Conyers: “Mr. Chairman, all I am suggesting, we are in agreement we want to move Haiti forward, but we should not be acting…”

On the recordJuly 13, 2000
Mr. Chairman, all I am suggesting, we are in agreement we want to move Haiti forward, but we should not be acting punitively before the election results are resolved. That is all I am saying is let us wait.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the situation in Haiti and the timing of actions related to election results.

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