What if Russia just takes membership in the World Trade Organization and the Jackson-Vanik legislation off the table and says, 'Thank you very much,' but--why is there any change in the predicament after the Russia's pocket those two situations?
Dick Lugar: “What if Russia just takes membership in the World Trade Organization and the Jackson-Vanik legislation off the table and…”
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Lugar questions the impact of Russia's WTO membership on U.S. legislation.
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