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On the recordMay 16, 2017
We shouldn't want to be like them. I think that we set the standard, and we should be the ones that are moving forward in that regard.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

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Emphasizing the U.S. role in promoting human rights and freedom of the press.

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