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Walter B. Jones: “I am not an isolationist, but I am a realist. We are $19.4 trillion in debt.”

On the recordSeptember 20, 2016
I am not an isolationist, but I am a realist. We are $19.4 trillion in debt.
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Walter B. Jones
North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Jones emphasizes the need for realism in U.S. foreign policy due to national debt.

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