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Jim Himes: “We voted for the sanctions for the express purpose of taking away the money to force them to the table to negotiate the…”

On the recordJuly 21, 2015
We voted for the sanctions for the express purpose of taking away the money to force them to the table to negotiate the deal.
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Jim Himes
Democratic · Connecticut

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Himes explains the rationale behind the sanctions leading to the Iran deal.

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