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On the recordSeptember 11, 2017
I think that we have to be pretty realistic that this regime that we are dealing with is willing to do anything, put its people and the entire world at risk in order to achieve what they ultimately want to achieve, and that is a nuclear weapon that would come far enough to reach American citizens.
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Norma Torres
Democratic · California

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Torres emphasizes the North Korean regime's willingness to risk global safety for nuclear capabilities.

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