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| So as we face adversarial threats from the Communist Chinese Party and other threats across the country, clearly developments in the Middle East and of course the war in Russia and Ukraine, I'd like to learn more about his approach to those issues, how he's going to work also in a diplomatic way, because certainly use of force is the strength that we have as a country to be able to negotiate with other countries to achieve diplomatic outcomes that bring peace to these regions. | ||
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And that's really important to me. | |
| So I would have asked his strategy on how to use diplomacy as a tool to be able to help negotiate, whether it's ceasefires or end the war in Russia and Ukraine and learn his strategy about those things. | ||
| Gabe Vasquez, I know you have to get to a busy day. | ||
| What's on tap for you on Capitol Hill today? | ||
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Sure. | |
| Well, look, it's just like any other day, but today I'm really happy to receive a lot of my constituents who are coming from New Mexico that are here to participate in the inauguration activities. | ||
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It's a great day for us. | |
| We're having some activities at our office to welcome folks from every part of our district. | ||
| It's a district bigger than the state of Pennsylvania. | ||
| So as you can imagine, when folks make the trek from a place like Reserve, New Mexico or Lordsburg, New Mexico, or Deming, New Mexico to watch this historic event, we want to welcome them with open arms. | ||
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And so that'll be a large focus of what we're doing today. | |
| Are you going to be at the inauguration on Monday? | ||
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Well, you know, I think what's important here is to recognize that obviously these ceremonies are really important. | |
| And, you know, we'll see what the cards have in stock for us. | ||
| Congressman Gabe Vasquez, Democrat of New Mexico. | ||
| It's the second district. | ||
| Appreciate your time this morning. | ||
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Thank you so much. | |
| We're going to go back up to Capitol Hill to the Cannon Rotunda. | ||
| It's Congressman Jim Baird joining us. | ||
| Republican represents Indiana's fourth congressional district, also a member of the Foreign Relation Committee. | ||
| Congressman Baird, good morning to you. | ||
| On foreign relations, can we start on that ceasefire deal that was announced yesterday? |