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Joaquin Castro: “No, absolutely. And Congressman Sires, you recall that during those months, then-Candidate Trump talked about backing…”

On the recordApril 4, 2017
No, absolutely. And Congressman Sires, you recall that during those months, then-Candidate Trump talked about backing away from NATO; about allowing Germany, for example, to handle the issues between Russia and the Baltic States; about allowing or really forcing Japan and South Korea to go it alone or to develop even their own nuclear weapons to combat the threat of North Korea, to deal with China's aggressiveness in the South China Sea. So the more we go down that road, not only do we abandon those nations who have been friends for so long and allies and supporters for so long in keeping the peace, but we also, in the long run, threaten our own security. I yield to the gentleman from New Jersey.
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Joaquin Castro
Democratic · Texas
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Apr 4, 2017

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