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On the recordJune 17, 2013
This country, which is so linked to our own, if it does well it has huge payoff for the United States, and if it does poorly the repercussions for the United States reach far beyond the Southwest border of the United States.
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Tom Udall
Democratic · New Mexico

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Udall emphasizes the interconnectedness of U.S. and Mexican national security.

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