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On the recordDecember 6, 2016
So if there is a general problem with a level of corruption in a society, for us to pick out an issue that is important to us and to put sanctions on that government in order to pressure them on a particular issue actually makes things worse in the long run?
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Dana Rohrabacher
Republican · California

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Rohrabacher questions the effectiveness of targeted sanctions on corrupt governments.

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