US Congress Says Argentina Is Undemocratic

July 28, 2011 from Press TV

"Let's get close to our allies and friends, and stop supporting organizations and countries which perpetuate the destruction of freedom and democracy." Those were the words that the Florida Republican Representative, Connie Mack, used to back up his proposal at the US Lower House Foreign Relations Committee to de-list Argentina from the list of regional countries that receive financial support from the State Department. Press TV's Constanza Heller reports from Buenos Aires

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Connie Mack

Cornelius Harvey McGillicuddy IV, popularly known as Connie Mack, is the former U.S. Representative for Florida's 14th congressional district, serving from 2005 to 2013. A member of the Republican Party, he was the Republican nominee for Senate in 2012, but lost to Democratic ... Explore this topic

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