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Marco Rubio: “We now have in this hemisphere a coalition of friendly…”

Featuring: Marco Rubio, Republican | Secretary of State, United States | National

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Published | Video Starts at 02:19

I'll give you a Perfect example is in our own Western Hemisphere, an area that this committee and many of its members long argued, as I did, has long been neglected and not paid attention to. We now have in this hemisphere a coalition of friendly countries, over a dozen who have aligned to work on not just the issues of security that we all have in common, but also economic prosperity that go hand in hand. It's an amazing story that basically, other than Nicaragua, other than Cuba, obviously other than Venezuela, remains with some challenges. (02:19–02:30)

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