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Josh Shapiro
@joshshapiro· Democratic · PA· Dec 8, 2024

We need to make sure that in this country, we get back to having a civil discourse about our differences and that is an important lesson coming out of Pennsylvania.

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Josh Shapiro
@joshshapiro· Democratic · PA· Dec 8, 2024

The person, the suspect here who shot at that CEO and killed that CEO is a coward, not a hero.

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Kathleen Hochul
@kathleenhochul· Democratic · NY· Dec 8, 2024

This is for people to know that there is money back in their pockets.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Dec 5, 2024

Our sanctions work best when we do coordinate with other countries.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Dec 5, 2024

We do not impose sanctions for punitive reasons. We impose sanctions for change of behavior.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Dec 5, 2024

I want to assure you, Mr. Chairman, that we are going to pursue this into the next Administration.

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Dec 5, 2024

Roughly, 10 years ago, as everyone has discussed, you overcame the odds including from our own Democratic administration, President Obama, to pass the Magnitsky Act.

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Dec 5, 2024

Roughly, 10 years ago, as everyone has discussed, you overcame the odds including from our own Democratic administration, President Obama, to pass the Magnitsky Act.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Dec 5, 2024

This is a clear, missed opportunity to use Global Magnitsky sanctions.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Dec 5, 2024

the gross abuse of human rights that is going on in the country.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Dec 5, 2024

We have to consider how we can use the tools at our disposal to defend basic rights.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Dec 5, 2024

The primary goal is to change behavior.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Dec 5, 2024

My analysis, kind of--you know, inchoate analysis of sanctions in the 12 years I have been here is that we have been better at using sanctions to impose pain and not so good at using sanctions to change behavior.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Dec 5, 2024

We do not impose sanctions for punitive reasons. We impose sanctions for change of behavior.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Dec 5, 2024

Our sanctions work best when we do coordinate with other countries.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Dec 5, 2024

the gross abuse of human rights that is going on in the country.

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