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Gerry Connolly: “When the United States makes an investment in other people, in other places, it is not only altruism, I would say to my…”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2014
When the United States makes an investment in other people, in other places, it is not only altruism, I would say to my colleague, it is also enlightened self-interest.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Connolly argues that U.S. investments abroad benefit the country economically.

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