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Bob Menendez: I cannot believe that the United States, sitting on the IDB board, permitted such a loan to occur 2 weeks before the…

On the recordFebruary 6, 2012
I cannot believe that the United States, sitting on the IDB board, permitted such a loan to occur 2 weeks before the election.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Menendez criticizes the IDB loan to Nicaragua before elections.

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