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Mark Kelly: “There is no reason for this country, ever, to be in second place to anybody, anywhere in the world.”

On the recordJune 5, 2012
There is no reason for this country, ever, to be in second place to anybody, anywhere in the world.
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Mark Kelly
Democratic · Arizona

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Stressing the potential of American innovation and leadership on a global scale.

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