“I want this bill to pass. The United States should be friends with the Pacific Islands Forum. We have been friends for a long time. There are many countries in the Pacific Islands Forum. They work together to be safe and make money. The United States helps them. I want us to keep helping them. I want Congress to say yes to this bill.”
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