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On the recordFebruary 27, 2017
In my opinion, the prior administration did little to advance U.S. interests in this hemisphere, and, in fact, did harm to traditional U.S. policies of standing up for human rights, and the rule of law under repressive regimes that currently plague countries like Cuba and Venezuela.
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Jeff Duncan
Republican · South Carolina

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Duncan criticizes the previous administration's foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere.

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