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On the recordDecember 8, 2009
I think that we are at a point where not only because of the difficulties that it poses for our companies, but also because of the political dynamic that it creates across the Atlantic, that it probably is a good time to revisit ITAR.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

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Shaheen suggests revisiting ITAR due to challenges for U.S. companies and transatlantic political dynamics.

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