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On the recordJuly 10, 2018
I believe that America's leadership around the world has made the world safer for Americans, and made the world a better place. And when I see that leadership diminishing and us trying to break apart alliances that we created, it troubles me.
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Bob Corker
Republican · Tennessee

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Corker expresses concern over the diminishing leadership of the U.S. and the potential breaking of alliances.

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