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Jim Himes: “An awful lot of countries, most notably the UK, certainly…”

Featuring: Jim Himes, Democratic | U.S. House Connecticut, 4th Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 18:52

No briefing. So total, complete ignoring of Congress prerogatives in that regard. And then, of course, there have been some costs to be paid. You, you, you alluded to this. An awful lot of countries, most notably the UK, certainly Colombia, are saying, hey, sorry, guys, as long as you're doing this banana stuff in the Caribbean, we're out. We're not going to partner with you on this stuff. So. So, in fact, rather than moving the ball forward on drug dealers, for example, it seems like we're moving the ball backward on those. (18:52–19:07)

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Asserts that countries like the UK and Colombia are withdrawing cooperation due to U.S. actions.

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