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Jay Rockefeller: “The hard fact is that our national security interests do not change just because public opinion on issues fluctuates.”

On the recordJanuary 28, 2014
The hard fact is that our national security interests do not change just because public opinion on issues fluctuates.
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Jay Rockefeller
Democratic · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Rockefeller asserts that national security needs remain constant despite changing public opinions.

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