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Cory Booker: Could you just tell me a little bit more about what leverage you think we have to ensure that we can see--let us start…

On the recordDecember 11, 2017
Could you just tell me a little bit more about what leverage you think we have to ensure that we can see--let us start with free and fair elections--to see that those elections happen.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Senator Booker inquires about U.S. leverage for ensuring free elections in Zimbabwe.

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