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On the recordDecember 10, 2019
Will any one of my colleagues on the other side say that it is an abuse of power to condition aid, to condition aid, on official acts?
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Jayapal questions the legitimacy of conditioning aid on political actions.

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