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Bob Menendez Jr.: Instead of supporting--which was the intention of the rum carry-over provision--the people of the territories to help…

On the recordMay 14, 2012
Instead of supporting--which was the intention of the rum carry-over provision--the people of the territories to help improve the standard and quality of their lives, what we are doing is having millions of dollars go for profits for companies that are not really producing the benefit for these territories.
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Bob Menendez Jr.
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez criticizes subsidies benefiting companies over local communities.

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