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On the recordMarch 17, 2021
For decades, American presidents, both Democrats and Republicans, elevated human rights and advanced a values-based foreign policy, not because of altruism.
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Ted Deutch
Democratic · Florida

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Deutch emphasizes the historical importance of human rights in U.S. foreign policy.

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