Richard Blumenthal said "We are here because the regime, an autocratic, repressive regime, is torturing, imprisoning, killing its own people." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJuly 11, 2023

We are here because the regime, an autocratic, repressive regime, is torturing, imprisoning, killing its own people.

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Blumenthal emphasizes the oppressive actions of the Saudi regime.

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