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On the recordJuly 25, 2023
I just feel the imbalance is so significant and it is going to get worse and worse and worse until we decide that we ought to prioritize our own neighborhood and make investments.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine stresses the need for the U.S. to prioritize investments in its own region.

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