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On the recordMay 9, 2017
I sometimes get concerned that, in our desire to have good governance and rule of law, which I am a big supporter of, human rights, democracy, that we do not use, in pursuit of those goals, our economic levers sufficiently enough to engage countries.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez expresses concern about using economic power to promote governance and democracy.

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