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Ilhan Omar: A country that dismembers journalists because it doesn't like what they write is not a country that should see a single…

On the recordSeptember 30, 2020
A country that dismembers journalists because it doesn't like what they write is not a country that should see a single dime of American taxpayer money.
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Ilhan Omar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Omar argues against U.S. financial support for Saudi Arabia due to its human rights abuses.

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