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Cory Booker: “That the Administration is considering weakening this law is senseless and immoral, and I fear would lead to more…”

On the recordApril 4, 2017
That the Administration is considering weakening this law is senseless and immoral, and I fear would lead to more bloodshed.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

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Criticism of the Administration's potential weakening of conflict minerals law.

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