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On the recordMay 13, 2015
And how do you justify a Russian interpretation or a Chinese interpretation that, under national security, they are doing things that clearly violate our understanding of international law?
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Senator Cardin challenges the justification of foreign interpretations of national security.

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