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Gerry Connolly: “Why are we going to hinder the kinds of aid that they need?”

On the recordOctober 4, 2011
Why are we going to hinder the kinds of aid that they need?
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Connolly questions cutting aid to Haiti amidst its struggles.

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