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Tim Kaine: “I think there would be every evidence-based reason to say, why would we want to tackle it? But the fact that they are…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2017
I think there would be every evidence-based reason to say, why would we want to tackle it? But the fact that they are making that effort, I applaud it, and we would not want to set that back.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Kaine acknowledges skepticism about the peace process but supports ongoing efforts.

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