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Chris Van Hollen: You can't do this on the cheap, and you can't do it with rhetoric and no resources.

On the recordMarch 21, 2023
You can't do this on the cheap, and you can't do it with rhetoric and no resources.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Emphasizing the need for adequate resources in global engagement.

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