Speaker, last year, the United Kingdom voted to leave the
European Union; and right now, similar debates are taking place across
the continent most seismically perhaps in the upcoming French election. At its core, what is at issue? It is this: whether more and more power should be consolidated in
massive and detached, centralized, and technocratic bureaucratic
institutions. Many people are demanding decentralized alternatives that better
harmonize the needs of particular persons in their particular places
with the shared goals of security, immigration stabilization,
environmental stewardship, and economic well-being. That is what the
deeper debate is in Europe and about the European Union. At its core, Mr.
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