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Chris Van Hollen: part of the reason they did this was not to deter Putin's action but to deter this Congress from moving forward.

On the recordSeptember 11, 2018
part of the reason they did this was not to deter Putin's action but to deter this Congress from moving forward.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Accusation that the Executive order aims to hinder Congress rather than deter Putin.

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