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Richard Shelby: “I could see sanctions if they were sweeping and if they meant something, they were not porous, not tepid sanctions.”

On the recordApril 26, 2017
I could see sanctions if they were sweeping and if they meant something, they were not porous, not tepid sanctions.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

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Shelby advocates for strong sanctions against Russia to gain attention.

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