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Jackie Speier: money to Ukraine that had been appropriated by Congress was being withheld because the president wanted his pound of…

On the recordOctober 23, 2019
money to Ukraine that had been appropriated by Congress was being withheld because the president wanted his pound of flesh from Ukraine in terms of an investigation, placing the country at great risk and all the people and all the soldiers who were fighting in Donbass.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California

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Jackie Speier explains the implications of withholding military aid to Ukraine.

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