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On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
But just stiff-arming, and saying after the role that we have played, to basically put the international community at the table just to stiff-arm, say, 'No, we really do not want you to play a role. You want you just to trust us,' is totally unacceptable, from my standpoint.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez criticizes the approach of excluding Congress from negotiations.

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