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On the recordOctober 10, 2017
For my colleagues who opposed the deal very strongly, and are now indicating that we should uphold it because it is not perfect. I was here witnessing all of the statements, the testimony about why my colleagues on the other side of the aisle were opposing the Iran nuclear deal, and they were not opposing it because it was not perfect, they were opposing it because it is deeply flawed.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline argues that opposition to the Iran deal is based on its flaws, not its imperfections.

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