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Mike Johnson: “We need a cost-imposing strategy. We need to demonstrate to them that their investments will be thwarted.”

On the recordJuly 19, 2021
We need a cost-imposing strategy. We need to demonstrate to them that their investments will be thwarted.
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the need for a strategy to counter adversaries' investments.

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