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Ruben Gallego: “There is no regular economy, that is the economy [in some…”

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Senators Bernie Moreno and Rubén Gallego on US-Colombia ties

Published | Video Starts at 21:32

And when we call it narcotics, it's not just be pejorative, but you're actually describing what it can, the capability does. It employs people, it provide in some ways because it stops other people from robbing you. And because There is no regular economy, that is the economy [in some areas of Colombia]. And so to be able to bring security, you have to bring those economic areas or those areas into the real economic phone to regulate the economy. (21:32–21:37)

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Asserts that in some areas of Colombia, the economy is dominated by illegal activities.

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