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Ed Markey: We need the United States to exercise its historic moral, political, economic leadership, and we are going to do that.

On the recordMarch 9, 2021
We need the United States to exercise its historic moral, political, economic leadership, and we are going to do that.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes the importance of U.S. leadership in supporting democracy.

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