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Jeanne Shaheen: “So we ought to be directing assistance to them so that they can do the job that we know they can do.”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2012
So we ought to be directing assistance to them so that they can do the job that we know they can do.
Said by
Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

Editor's note · Context

Advocating for support to Ukrainian organizations monitoring elections.

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