Chairman Menendez Issues Opening Remarks at Nominations Hearing
May 20, 2021
May 20, 2021
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following opening remarks on May 19, 2021, at a hearing to consider the nominations of the Brian A. Nichols to be an assistant secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs and Michele Jeanne Sison to be an assistant secretary of State for International Organization Affairs:
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"When we shun our responsibilities and fail to lead, other cou . . .
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"When we shun our responsibilities and fail to lead, other cou . . .