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On the recordFebruary 12, 2019
I do not like the fact that there is no democracy in Saudi Arabia. I do not like the fact that there is no democracy in North Korea.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

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Meeks criticizes the lack of democracy in Saudi Arabia and North Korea.

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