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On the recordJanuary 27, 2014
From 1996 to 2010, although this committee did everything possible to pass new sanctions, they were stopped by three successive administrations.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Sherman critiques past administrations for hindering sanctions against Iran's nuclear program.

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