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Ben Cardin: “We believe we need the flexibility to determine, in consultation with Congress, when financial and other sanctions will…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2015
We believe we need the flexibility to determine, in consultation with Congress, when financial and other sanctions will do more good than harm.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Cardin emphasizes the need for flexibility in applying sanctions.

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