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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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