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On the recordJanuary 26, 2015
We conduct diplomacy to protect our interests, not we have an interest in our diplomacy.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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Senator Cotton emphasizes the purpose of diplomacy in protecting national interests.

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