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On the recordApril 19, 2021
I don't want to see the 1980s again where the U.S. wakes up and says, 'Oh my God, look what has happened in Nicaragua.'
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Henry Cuellar
Democratic · Texas
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Cuellar warns against neglecting Latin America, fearing a repeat of past crises.

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