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Ben Cardin: “It requires those of us who believe in the enduring values of the democratic experiment to nurture and support it.”

On the recordJanuary 10, 2017
It requires those of us who believe in the enduring values of the democratic experiment to nurture and support it.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizes the need to defend democracy against authoritarianism.

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