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On the recordMarch 30, 2011
I do accept the argument that these are not inherent criminals, these are not people who actually want to commit crime.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez emphasizes that coca growers are not inherently criminals but are economically vulnerable.

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