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On the recordApril 21, 2004
We are giving billions of dollars in aid to corrupt, autocratic regimes that are the antithesis of democracy and American values.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Senator Leahy criticizes U.S. aid to undemocratic regimes.

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