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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Feb 23, 2015

The policy is Iran will not get a nuclear weapon.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Feb 23, 2015

the danger, the uncertainty, the need for alertness, for effort, for discipline, will be upon us.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Feb 23, 2015

the test has been whether we can manage them decisively over time in ways that reduce the peril and strengthen the forces of democracy, humanity, justice, law, human rights.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Feb 23, 2015

This policy change, I can tell you, has been received with an extraordinary sense of welcome in Latin America, in Central America, in Europe, in Asia, and elsewhere.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Feb 23, 2015

this administration, the United States, I am convinced this Congress, are absolutely prepared to answer the call.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Feb 23, 2015

America's support for democratic reforms, human rights, Internet freedom, and the release of political prisoners is unequivocal.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Feb 23, 2015

we cannot lead, we cannot do what we need to do in the world, on the cheap.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Feb 23, 2015

We are doing it there because it is our problem, too.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Feb 23, 2015

But reestablishing diplomatic relations... will remove the pretext that has been used for decades, to counter pressure from the Cuban people for more freedom and economic prosperity.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Feb 23, 2015

President Obama made the right choice in saying that he was going to calibrate the early bombing in order to try to make certain that we had a government transition in Iraq that gave us a government we could work with.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Feb 23, 2015

The President is asking that you refine and adjust the 2001 as necessary, if it is necessary.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Feb 23, 2015

I don't think there is any disagreement here about strong support for the $3.1 billion in aid to Israel that is in this package.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Feb 23, 2015

I was in Nigeria to encourage the election process. I met with President Jonathan, with his opponent.

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Barbara Boxer
@barbaraboxer· Democratic · CA· Feb 23, 2015

I so strongly supported what the President did on Cuba because I find that when people meet Americans, they fall in love with America.

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Barbara Boxer
@barbaraboxer· Democratic · CA· Feb 23, 2015

The President is not going to be here after a year and a half or two.

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Barbara Boxer
@barbaraboxer· Democratic · CA· Feb 23, 2015

there is not enough of a priority placed on the work of the State Department.

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