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Ted Lieu: “You would agree, wouldn't you, that in crafting Iran policy, or actually any policy in the State Department, you want…”

On the recordJune 18, 2019
You would agree, wouldn't you, that in crafting Iran policy, or actually any policy in the State Department, you want employees who have expertise in that subject area; isn't that right?
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Ted Lieu
Democratic · California

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Ted Lieu questions the importance of expertise in crafting foreign policy.

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