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Jeanne Shaheen: “I do have more confidence in General Votel's statement. That is why I am raising this question because it seems to me…”

On the recordJuly 24, 2018
I do have more confidence in General Votel's statement. That is why I am raising this question because it seems to me that our response to the Russian Ministry of Defense ought to be very strong to say they have nothing to say about what our generals are doing in Syria.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

Editor's note · Context

Senator Shaheen emphasizes the need for a strong U.S. response to Russian interference in Syria.

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