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Ed Markey: We have to make sure, especially in the final 4 weeks of the election, that the sanctions are in place.

On the recordAugust 20, 2018
We have to make sure, especially in the final 4 weeks of the election, that the sanctions are in place.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey stresses the urgency of implementing sanctions before the upcoming election.

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