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Chris Smith: “This is targeted, it is modest. It is proportionate. It holds harmless the Russian people, while picking out those who…”

On the recordMarch 24, 2014
This is targeted, it is modest. It is proportionate. It holds harmless the Russian people, while picking out those who have committed egregious acts of corruption and violence.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Describing the legislation's approach to sanctions against Russia.

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