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Speaker 1: Year Marathon is instrictive reading for everyone. We do know

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Speaker 1: that's the Chinese Communist Party is working to build their

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Speaker 1: We know this a bully Taiwan and the Philippines and

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Speaker 1: their aggression, if they overtake Taiwan. And because of this,

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Speaker 1: we should investigate everything that China does, and Joe Biden

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Speaker 1: should do something about this, Lisa. What he should do

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Speaker 1: is called ujing ping and say you come clean about COVID,

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Speaker 1: you stop shipping fentnol in our country. Are that one

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Speaker 1: trillion dollar trade deficit with you last year? It is

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Speaker 1: going to go away, because China needs that trade with US,

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Speaker 1: order for their economy to flourish. And of course, since

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Speaker 1: Joe Biden, they had the most lucrative year ever. What

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Speaker 1: Marshall Blackburn, I know you've got a busy schedule. We'll

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Speaker 1: have to have you come back on to just talk

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Speaker 1: I appreciate what you're doing. Hold them all accountable. We

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Speaker 1: need you, We need fighters in the Senate. So appreciate

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Speaker 1: you and appreciate you taking the time. Oh, Lisa, thank

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Speaker 1: you so much. Take care boy by Now that was

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Speaker 1: Senator Marsha Blackburn. You know, love her a better. She's

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Speaker 1: just an awesome person, does a great job in the Senate.

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