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Chris Murphy: “In my view, we cannot afford to wait to send an Ambassador to Moscow, as Senator McCain just urged us to do.”

On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
In my view, we cannot afford to wait to send an Ambassador to Moscow, as Senator McCain just urged us to do.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the urgency of appointing an ambassador to Russia amid geopolitical tensions.

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