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On the recordApril 12, 2016
I would hope you would meet with Ambassador Froman, the Trade Representative for the United States, and start finding out whether or not there are some ways you could tie a country's compliance with fighting violence against women with the agreements we make with them in trade and commerce.
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Johnny Isakson
Republican · Georgia

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Isakson suggests linking trade agreements to countries' efforts against violence towards women.

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