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Patrick Leahy: “And they were a huge export market for much of that part of the world. But the transmission lines aren't there. I mean…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2011
And they were a huge export market for much of that part of the world. But the transmission lines aren't there. I mean, is it going to continue, that the water can be shut off if bribes aren't paid? It worries me that----
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy expresses concern about infrastructure and corruption affecting agricultural exports in Afghanistan.

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