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Chris Coons: What that would mean is that the United States, working with the Treasury, working with some of our allies in Europe…

On the recordJune 17, 2013
What that would mean is that the United States, working with the Treasury, working with some of our allies in Europe, could make... a preemptive statement that future loans or contracts signed by an illegitimate Zimbabwe Government would not be enforceable in United States courts.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons discusses potential preemptive sanctions against Zimbabwe's government.

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