Adriano Espaillat actually said...

So we must regain the ability to invest in the region so that we could, again, fill that vacuum and we do not yield that vacuum to a country that is already very much present there.

Context

Espaillat emphasizes the need for U.S. investment to counter China's influence in the region.

02/13/2018

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