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Bob Menendez: a sustained rollback of the rule of law and increasing xenophobia pose serious threats to the democratic values that…

On the recordJanuary 2, 2018
a sustained rollback of the rule of law and increasing xenophobia pose serious threats to the democratic values that undergird our NATO alliance.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez highlights threats to democracy in Hungary that could affect NATO.

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