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Adriano Espaillat: “If the United States does not lead, no one else will step up to take our place.”

On the recordDecember 9, 2019
If the United States does not lead, no one else will step up to take our place.
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Adriano Espaillat
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the necessity of U.S. leadership in addressing the Haitian crisis.

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