Chairman Menendez Issues Opening Remarks at Hearing on State of Democracy Around the World
March 11, 2021
March 11, 2021
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following opening remarks on March 10, 2021, at a hearing entitled "The State of Democracy Around the World":
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"In every region of the world today, authoritarian governments are seizing more and more power, dismantling core democratic institutions, and closing in on civil society and freedom of expression," Chairman Menend . . .
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"In every region of the world today, authoritarian governments are seizing more and more power, dismantling core democratic institutions, and closing in on civil society and freedom of expression," Chairman Menend . . .