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On the recordOctober 10, 2017
I would say that it was the wrong answer for us to be propping up the wrong regime with a jackpot of sanctions relief, and that we should be doing our part as Congress and as the United States, as the leaders of the free world, leading and fixing this, and turning this into a reasonable deal, not one that is very one-sided, and one where we got ridiculously played at the table.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline calls for a more balanced approach to the Iran deal, criticizing its current terms.

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