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Brad Sherman: None of them are with Members of Congress, except for the administration has created this Potemkin village situation…

On the recordJune 24, 2015
None of them are with Members of Congress, except for the administration has created this Potemkin village situation where Members of Congress are invited to participate only if they do not speak to anyone from China.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Sherman describes the exclusion of Congress members from meaningful discussions with Chinese officials.

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