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Karen Bass: The purpose of our sanctions, you know, again, is to get these governments to properly observe human rights and that…

On the recordSeptember 12, 2018
The purpose of our sanctions, you know, again, is to get these governments to properly observe human rights and that would be in the case of both Iran and Sudan.
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Karen Bass
Democratic · California

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Bass highlights the goal of U.S. sanctions to promote human rights in Iran and Sudan.

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