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John Kerry: “There was a reason, Mr. President. It is because the Russian Duma had not ratified. Everybody understood the rationale…”

On the recordJune 6, 2000
There was a reason, Mr. President. It is because the Russian Duma had not ratified. Everybody understood the rationale for that. But now they have ratified it. And the only restraint on our moving to a safer world is the fact that the Senate Foreign Relations chairman is unwilling to bring it to the floor.
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John Kerry
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Discussing the ratification of a treaty by the Russian Duma and its implications for U.S. foreign policy.

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