07/18/2012
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"We cannot have a foreign policy or a defense strategy that is based just on sticks and not carrots."
"There is a national security imperative that the United States do the same, that we continue to engage with defense, diplomacy, and development."
"If we do not engage and continue to engage and increase our engagement in Africa, we will all regret it."
"This legislation undermines the fundamental democratic principle of proportional representation."