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On the recordFebruary 13, 2024
Having spent 28 years on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and 28 years on this committee, I want to commend our witnesses and the agencies they represent, since our ability to impose sanctions and economic penalties is such a critical, I think the most critical, element of American national power.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

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Sherman emphasizes the importance of sanctions as a key element of U.S. power.

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