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Joe Crowley: The Republicans are obsessed with the Colombia FTA, but none of them would volunteer their wives or daughters to go to…

On the recordMarch 16, 2011
The Republicans are obsessed with the Colombia FTA, but none of them would volunteer their wives or daughters to go to work for a Colombian flower company.
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Joe Crowley
Democratic · New York

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Crowley criticizes Republicans' support for the Colombia FTA amidst labor violence.

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