The only people cheering alongside the Democrats after that vote were Russia and China because once again we've deferred our sovereign decision making process to the whims of a multilateral institution built for a much different era. So Our allies and partners tell us the MTCR is a major inhibitor to enhancing defense cooperation. But some would rather sit behind red tape and let American national interests and the defense industrial base suffer. The urgency for Congress to do something about that cannot be understated. (02:10–02:16)
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Asserts that allies and partners view the MTCR as a barrier to defense cooperation.
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