I find it absolutely abhorrent and incomprehensible that this Nation is providing taxpayers' dollars to a Russian export agency that not only provides arms to President Assad in Syria but also is, in turn, bolstering the Russian aggression in Ukraine.
Richard Blumenthal: “I find it absolutely abhorrent and incomprehensible that this Nation is providing taxpayers' dollars to a Russian export…”
On the recordFebruary 26, 2014
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Blumenthal criticizes U.S. funding to Russia amidst its aggression in Ukraine and support for Assad.
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