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Ami Bera: “I think that the ranking member and myself, for purposes of this subcommittee, do place this issue close to the top of…”

On the recordJune 29, 2020
I think that the ranking member and myself, for purposes of this subcommittee, do place this issue close to the top of our agenda and recognize the urgency of addressing it now as opposed to several years from now because of the possibility of a kinetic conflict.
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Ami Bera
Democratic · California

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Bera emphasizes the urgency of addressing a critical issue to prevent future conflict.

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