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John Kerry: “In current form, we would be very troubled by it, because what it would do is really expose the United States of America…”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2016
In current form, we would be very troubled by it, because what it would do is really expose the United States of America to lawsuit and take away our sovereign immunity and create a terrible precedent, in its current form.
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John Kerry
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Kerry expresses concerns about the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act's implications for U.S. sovereignty.

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