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On the recordFebruary 3, 2014
I have not signed on to the new sanctions bill, here. I believe that, if diplomacy can work, we ought to allow it to work.
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Jeff Flake
Republican · Arizona

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Flake emphasizes the importance of allowing diplomacy to take precedence over new sanctions.

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