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On the recordMay 4, 2023
Why not? Because crashing the global economy if we don't get what we want isn't policymaking, it's hostage taking, and it's extremism.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Condemnation of extreme tactics in political negotiations.

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