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Bob Menendez: “Maduro has weaponized starvation, using it as a political tool to drive over 95 percent of the country--over 26 million…”

On the recordSeptember 14, 2022
Maduro has weaponized starvation, using it as a political tool to drive over 95 percent of the country--over 26 million people--below the poverty level.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez accuses Maduro of using starvation as a political weapon against the populace.

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