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On the recordSeptember 21, 2021
I see this as a national security issue. I think that most of the evil that has befallen the country in the last 20, 30 years has come from non-rule-of-law entities where autocrats and kleptocrats and criminals are able to run and steal from countries.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden emphasizes the national security threat posed by non-rule-of-law entities.

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