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On the recordOctober 4, 2011
Picking on the UNFPA as an easy target, irrespective of the fact that its record is clean, and what it is doing to protect women and women's health is essential.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly defends UNFPA's role in protecting women's health against political attacks.

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