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Angus King: “I voted for the JCPOA but it was based upon an understanding and expectation that it would be scrupulously enforced.”

On the recordDecember 9, 2015
I voted for the JCPOA but it was based upon an understanding and expectation that it would be scrupulously enforced.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Senator King emphasizes the importance of enforcing the Iran nuclear deal.

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