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Ted Yoho: It is truly shameful to hear our own State Department talk about the importance of global human rights, talk about it…

On the recordFebruary 25, 2015
It is truly shameful to hear our own State Department talk about the importance of global human rights, talk about it when it does absolutely nothing and in fact is indirectly legitimizing the continued repression of the people of Iran.
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Ted Yoho
Republican · Florida

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Criticism of the State Department's inaction on human rights in Iran.

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