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On the recordJuly 22, 2026
If that is threatened, then I think the global economy is threatened, and the rules which have underpinned 150 years of international trade and commerce are also threatened, and that cannot be allowed to happen.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Emphasizing the importance of freedom of navigation.

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