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Ed Markey: So if that is the case, how--how much more authority do you need to ratchet up the sanctions against Russia.

On the recordAugust 20, 2018
So if that is the case, how--how much more authority do you need to ratchet up the sanctions against Russia.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey questions the need for more authority to increase sanctions on Russia.

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