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On the recordJune 23, 2015
There are those who float repatriation as sort of a Holy Grail, that it is a painless way to somehow weave our way through the minefield.
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Earl Blumenauer
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Blumenauer critiques the idea of repatriation as a simple solution for funding.

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