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Cory Booker: “The fact that there is an absence of U.S. political and diplomatic leadership is a serious problem”

On the recordJuly 25, 2017
The fact that there is an absence of U.S. political and diplomatic leadership is a serious problem
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Booker emphasizes the lack of U.S. leadership in South Sudan as a significant issue.

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