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Trent Lott: I think it is high time we have some debate around here and some thought about how we deal with these unilateral…

On the recordSeptember 30, 1999
I think it is high time we have some debate around here and some thought about how we deal with these unilateral sanctions of countries, how we use food and medicine in that area.
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Trent Lott

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Discussing the need for debate on unilateral sanctions and related legislation.

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