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On the recordApril 12, 2016
People do not like rape and they do not like violence, but they sure do like to eat and they like to have commerce and they like to have trade.
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Johnny Isakson
Republican · Georgia

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Isakson emphasizes the importance of trade as leverage against violence and rape.

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