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On the recordJanuary 18, 2021
I think it is after 28 years of doing public foreign policy in the House and the Senate I have never seen a moment like this in terms of our relationship with the State Department.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey
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Menendez reflects on the unique challenges in U.S. foreign policy relations with the State Department.

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