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Chris Murphy: “The reason that we invest in the U.N. is not because we expect to win every fight.”

On the recordJanuary 17, 2017
The reason that we invest in the U.N. is not because we expect to win every fight.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Murphy explains the importance of the U.N. as a platform for open dialogue.

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