Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 15, 2015
if you start political maneuvering for the purposes of accomplishing a goal, then, in addition to the human rights and trafficking question, you would have to worry about labor rights and environmental issues
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine warns against political maneuvering impacting human rights and environmental issues.

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