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“Democrats have gone further and further and further to the left with no end in sight.”
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“A bomb planted by a neo-Nazi group was a nefarious and murderous act of evil.”
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On the recordJanuary 18, 2021
I am committed to placing human rights at the center of our foreign policy, including with North Korea.
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Rob Portman
Republican · Ohio
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Portman stresses prioritizing human rights in U.S. foreign policy towards North Korea.

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