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Jeff Merkley: “It is exciting, as someone who grew up during the Vietnam War, to see the positive relationship that we now have with…”

On the recordMarch 22, 2023
It is exciting, as someone who grew up during the Vietnam War, to see the positive relationship that we now have with Vietnam, and hoping to build on that.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley expresses optimism about U.S.-Vietnam relations post-Vietnam War.

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