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Tom Cole: “We need not just national but multinational institutions and…”

Featuring: Tom Cole, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 4th Congressional District

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A Conversation with Congressman Tom Cole

Published | Video Starts at 58:58

And so again, in the context of the budget and when we see the damage that this pandemic has inflicted upon our own economy, this is like the most modest of insurance investments to me. To have these capabilities and again to recognize We need not just national but multinational institutions and efforts to deal with [global health issues]. it. And we're going to always play a unique role there. And there's going to be some controversy about that. But how is this much different than the Marshall Plan or something when we thought enlightened self interest means? (58:58–59:04)

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Asserts the necessity of multinational cooperation for global health issues.

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