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John Shimkus: “I cannot sit here before you and say we are OK with imposing billions of dollars in economic sanctions on those same…”

On the recordMarch 21, 2017
I cannot sit here before you and say we are OK with imposing billions of dollars in economic sanctions on those same people.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Shimkus expresses concern over economic sanctions affecting struggling communities.

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