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On the recordDecember 13, 2011
What this bill does is it closes that escape valve. It says that if you have committed murder, if you are responsible for torture, you can't come here, you can't park your money here.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Cardin explains the purpose of his legislation to prevent human rights abusers from accessing the U.S.

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