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Jeanne Shaheen: one of the reasons for holding this hearing is to hopefully bring some more momentum to passage of this legislation…

On the recordDecember 13, 2011
one of the reasons for holding this hearing is to hopefully bring some more momentum to passage of this legislation, which I believe and I think most of the Senators who were here today believe is very important.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

Editor's note · Context

Shaheen emphasizes the importance of legislation related to the Magnitsky case.

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