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Mike Lee: “It's an affront to the system of representative government that we have dedicated ourselves to as Americans.”

On the recordFebruary 8, 2016
It's an affront to the system of representative government that we have dedicated ourselves to as Americans.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Lee criticizes disconnection between foreign policy and American people's interests.

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