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Eliot Engel: “I really was disappointed in Honduras that the MCC compact was not renewed and I think it is especially egregious…”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2011
I really was disappointed in Honduras that the MCC compact was not renewed and I think it is especially egregious because a large reason why it was not renewed was because of the corruption that happened in the previous regime.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Engel criticizes the non-renewal of the MCC compact due to past corruption in Honduras.

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