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Patrick Leahy: “We are giving billions of dollars in aid to corrupt, autocratic regimes that are the antithesis of democracy and…”

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
Source
congress.gov
Apr 21, 2004

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

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