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David Cicilline: “To be constantly awake since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of…”

On the recordDecember 3, 2019
To be constantly awake since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline warns against foreign influence in elections, citing George Washington.

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