Robert Menendez actually said...

In what is the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, Ortega has clearly put his own personal enrichment and empowerment over the welfare of the Nicaraguan people.

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Menendez accuses Ortega of prioritizing personal gain over the needs of Nicaraguans.

03/15/2011

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