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Ed Royce: What we are talking about are weapons that are purely defensive but are absolutely necessary if there is going to be any…

On the recordMarch 3, 2015
What we are talking about are weapons that are purely defensive but are absolutely necessary if there is going to be any credible deterrents to what the Russians are doing town by town now in the east.
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Ed Royce
Republican · California

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Royce emphasizes the need for defensive weapons to deter Russian aggression in Ukraine.

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