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Tom Harkin: We can't permit our citizens the right that they ought to have--like we can sue governments, we can't sue the government…

On the recordApril 30, 2003
We can't permit our citizens the right that they ought to have--like we can sue governments, we can't sue the government of Iran.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
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congress.gov
Apr 30, 2003

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the inability to sue Iran due to the Algiers Accord.

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