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Tim Kaine: I think your recommendation is a very solid one, that given the deep interconnection and the deep strategic interests…

On the recordNovember 17, 2021
I think your recommendation is a very solid one, that given the deep interconnection and the deep strategic interests the United States does have in the Americas and given the level of devastation wrought by this pandemic in this region, our response should be proportionate to that and not proportionate to our preexisting lack of attention.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine emphasizes the need for a proportional U.S. response to the pandemic in the Americas.

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