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John Garamendi: “If there is no risk, then we are at serious--if there is no risk to Russia, then we are at serious risk.”

On the recordMarch 20, 2018
If there is no risk, then we are at serious--if there is no risk to Russia, then we are at serious risk.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

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Garamendi warns that a lack of risk to Russia indicates a serious threat to U.S. security.

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