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Tim Kaine: “It sends a signal that it is not a priority, and it should be.”

On the recordJanuary 2, 2017
It sends a signal that it is not a priority, and it should be.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine discusses the implications of not nominating for important security positions.

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