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Tom Cotton: The legislation says 'all agreements.' It does not actually matter whether the U.S. Government has it in its possession…

On the recordAugust 4, 2015
The legislation says 'all agreements.' It does not actually matter whether the U.S. Government has it in its possession or not.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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Cotton emphasizes the requirement for Congress to receive all agreements.

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