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David Cicilline: “It also strikes at the idea that politics should stop at the water's edge.”

On the recordMay 22, 2018
It also strikes at the idea that politics should stop at the water's edge.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Stressing the need for non-partisan foreign policy to prioritize American interests.

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