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Adriano Espaillat: “I recognize that that is tragic and that a lot of the funding that is going to help the Venezuelan people is being…”

On the recordMarch 5, 2019
I recognize that that is tragic and that a lot of the funding that is going to help the Venezuelan people is being stopped at some of their border points.
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Adriano Espaillat
Democratic · New York

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Espaillat highlights the challenges of delivering humanitarian aid to Venezuela.

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