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On the recordJanuary 21, 2009
What doesn't really meet the eye, unless they focus on it is, candidly, a lot of our foreign relations efforts are hampered sometimes by various interest groups here in Washington that basically keep us from doing things that make common sense, if you will, in foreign relations.
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Bob Corker
Republican · Tennessee

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Corker discusses how interest groups can hinder effective foreign relations.

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