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Bob Menendez: So if you think about it, both what he is doing throughout the hemisphere and what he is doing in this transaction…

On the recordDecember 14, 2011
So if you think about it, both what he is doing throughout the hemisphere and what he is doing in this transaction, which is a very interesting one for you to note, is undermining the long-term national interest of the people of Venezuela.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Menendez criticizes Chavez for harming Venezuela's national interests through poor economic decisions.

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