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On the recordMay 6, 2013
I hope you will follow the footsteps of predecessors like Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Jeane Kilpatrick who basically got out there and championed our national interests at the United Nations even when it was unpopular.
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Bob Corker
Republican · Tennessee

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Corker emphasizes the need for strong U.S. representation at the UN.

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