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Jack Reed: “Yes, I think you've touched on something that, again, is a critical issue that cuts across both AORs; that is…”

On the recordJanuary 30, 2013
Yes, I think you've touched on something that, again, is a critical issue that cuts across both AORs; that is, governmental capacity, the ability of government to provide basic service, the ability of governments to function, at least to respond to the true needs of their people.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Discussing the importance of government capacity in addressing people's needs.

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