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On the recordOctober 18, 2023
Sadly, we are in a situation today we did not choose where we must act to prevent further hostage taking by--of Americans by a dictatorial regime in the war of dictators against democracies, the Axis of Evil, Putin, the regime in Tehran, the Chinese Communist Party.
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

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Wilson discusses the need to prevent hostage situations involving Americans.

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