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Tim Kaine: The secretary of state, by longstanding norm, not law, has been one of the least political of the Cabinet secretaries.

On the recordJanuary 18, 2021
The secretary of state, by longstanding norm, not law, has been one of the least political of the Cabinet secretaries.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine highlights the traditional non-partisan role of the Secretary of State.

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