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On the recordDecember 5, 2024
Roughly, 10 years ago, as everyone has discussed, you overcame the odds including from our own Democratic administration, President Obama, to pass the Magnitsky Act.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

Editor's note · Context

Shaheen acknowledges Cardin's role in passing the Magnitsky Act against human rights violations.

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