Tonight Illinois has set a tone for the nation, that we won’t stand idle hoping that our economy improves.
ADAM KINZINGERRussia is a competitor. They’re a strong nation, something we need to recognize, but their economy is just a little bit bigger than Illinois, so they’re not our equal.
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I think we need to make it clear that your growth of the former Soviet Union is over
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I think its important to engage them. And I think it’s important that we continue to fight for human rights, which is essential to denying the next generation of terrorists their recruits and this is a long-term fight we’re in when it comes to the war on terror.
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I think Donald Trump needs to be very clear to Vladimir Putin.
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Its not about earning a paycheck, its about doing something good that you believe in.
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Americans in general have a lot of compassion, we just don’t always have the same view of how that compassion is implemented.
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They’re a great power arguably. But at the same time we’re not going to give any ground. We have to defend our NATO allies.
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I meet with ambassadors from all countries in my role as a member of Congress, and you always have better relationships with those you actually personally get along with. That matters.
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Russia is a competitor. They’re a strong nation, something we need to recognize, but their economy is just a little bit bigger than Illinois, so they’re not our equal.
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This is a brand new day for the Illinois Republican Party.
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So if there is chemistry between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, maybe that can bode for something.
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Vladimir Putin is a smart guy. I don’t like him, smart guy. He is going to advance the cause of Russia until he hits a brick wall. He’s hit a brick wall in a few areas.
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Let’s try to discover areas we can work together. That’s fine. We’re two a world power.
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Putin knows how to run the KGB playbook. I mean, he knows how to work people.
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And I think the Russians are exacerbating this by making people displaced and killing families and that’s how you lead to radicalization.
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. You can be a great power that’s respected. Fine. But this is not going to be the old Soviet Union.
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