If the United States does not lead, no one else will step up to take our place.
Adriano Espaillat: “If the United States does not lead, no one else will step up to take our place.”
On the recordDecember 9, 2019
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Emphasizing the necessity of U.S. leadership in addressing the Haitian crisis.
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