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Bob Menendez: A shutdown of Government in the United States is not a shutdown of American interests and obligations abroad.

On the recordOctober 2, 2013
A shutdown of Government in the United States is not a shutdown of American interests and obligations abroad.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez emphasizes the continuity of U.S. interests despite government shutdown.

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