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Ed Markey: The whole world was looking forward, with great anticipation, to this summit, and it has collapsed over a misuse, in my…

On the recordMay 23, 2018
The whole world was looking forward, with great anticipation, to this summit, and it has collapsed over a misuse, in my opinion, of an analogy.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey expresses disappointment over the failed summit due to poor diplomatic language.

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