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On the recordSeptember 14, 2016
If Ortega continues with his current activities, perhaps instead it is a time for the administration to consider a re-think of its constructive engagement policy toward Nicaragua.
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Albio Sires
Democratic · New Jersey

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Sires suggests reevaluating U.S. policy on Nicaragua due to Ortega's actions.

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