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On the recordDecember 16, 2019
How insulting is that for us to go around saying as a way to justify our President's behavior, oh, they weren't doing enough for Ukraine?
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin criticizes the justification of Trump's actions regarding Ukraine funding.

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