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Bob Menendez: “The reluctance of the international community to act in defense of democracy has allowed the situation to deteriorate…”

On the recordJuly 18, 2017
The reluctance of the international community to act in defense of democracy has allowed the situation to deteriorate incrementally, but consistently, to the point where today it has become a full-blown humanitarian and security crisis.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Critiques international inaction contributing to Venezuela's humanitarian crisis.

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