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Ed Markey: So does that give you some reason to believe that the United States, President Trump, should play a hands-on role and…

On the recordApril 24, 2017
So does that give you some reason to believe that the United States, President Trump, should play a hands-on role and not a hands-off role in terms of trying to resolve this view?
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey questions whether Trump should actively engage in resolving the situation.

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