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Eliot Engel: “The Freely Associated States should not have to choose between inattention from their long-term friends and the debt…”

On the recordSeptember 25, 2019
The Freely Associated States should not have to choose between inattention from their long-term friends and the debt traps.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Highlighting the risks faced by Freely Associated States due to potential neglect.

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