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Jim Inhofe: Sanctions are there to punish. They're there because you've been a bad boy and we're going to have sanctions on you…

On the recordApril 25, 2012
Sanctions are there to punish. They're there because you've been a bad boy and we're going to have sanctions on you, right?
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Jim Inhofe
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Inhofe emphasizes the punitive nature of sanctions.

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