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Dick Durbin: “Does America first mean America alone? Does our nation still need friends and allies?”

On the recordJanuary 18, 2021
Does America first mean America alone? Does our nation still need friends and allies?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin questions the implications of 'America first' on international alliances.

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