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On the recordJune 25, 2019
It is also beneficial for this committee to reaffirm our commitment to these principles, but I wish it weren't so necessary at this moment when it seems like the current administration has ventured quite far from our founding principles.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline critiques the current administration's departure from foundational U.S. principles on human rights.

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