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Ed Markey: “Working in concert with the EU, the United States has the ability to create an enormous amount of economic damage to the…”

On the recordJanuary 2, 2018
Working in concert with the EU, the United States has the ability to create an enormous amount of economic damage to the North Korean economy.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey emphasizes the U.S. and EU's potential economic leverage over North Korea.

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