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Jeff Merkley: “Opening Statement of Hon. Jeff Merkley, a U.S. Senator from Oregon; Chair, Congressional-Executive Commission on China.”

On the recordNovember 16, 2021
Opening Statement of Hon. Jeff Merkley, a U.S. Senator from Oregon; Chair, Congressional-Executive Commission on China.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley introduces the hearing on China's repression and surveillance.

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