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Janice Schakowsky: No democracy, especially the United States government and this Congress, should tolerate such conduct.

On the recordSeptember 9, 1999
No democracy, especially the United States government and this Congress, should tolerate such conduct.
Said by
Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois
Source
congress.gov
Sep 9, 1999

Editor's note · Context

Call for accountability regarding Kazakhstan's government actions.

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