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On the recordSeptember 16, 2015
Has the Department given any consideration to what losing the support of Palau or the other freely associated states would mean for the security of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam, or Hawaii?
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

Editor's note · Context

Hirono inquires about the implications of losing support from Freely Associated States.

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