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On the recordJuly 13, 2016
When I look at these resolutions regarding Abkhazia, South Ossetia, the bill regarding the Ukraine and the Crimea, what is missing to me is a sense of respect for the wishes of the people involved.
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Alan Grayson
Florida

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Critiques the lack of consideration for local people's wishes in geopolitical resolutions.

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