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Nita Lowey: So it seems to me that we should be helping countries use their own economic growth to address their problems rather…

On the recordMarch 2, 2011
So it seems to me that we should be helping countries use their own economic growth to address their problems rather than taxing that growth and then replacing it with a far smaller amount in aid.
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Nita Lowey
Democratic · New York

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Advocating for strategic aid over punitive tariffs on developing countries.

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