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Ami Bera: “I think the first step is to reassure our allies in the region, the Republic of Korea and Japan, that our commitment to…”

On the recordMarch 20, 2017
I think the first step is to reassure our allies in the region, the Republic of Korea and Japan, that our commitment to the region, our commitment to the defense of the region has not wavered.
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Ami Bera
Democratic · California

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Bera stresses the importance of reassuring allies about U.S. commitment to regional defense.

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