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Tim Scott: “I think it was a bad idea to use the recent defense bill to relax waiver authorities on Russian defense and intelligence…”

On the recordAugust 20, 2018
I think it was a bad idea to use the recent defense bill to relax waiver authorities on Russian defense and intelligence sector sanctions.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing the use of the defense bill to weaken sanctions on Russia.

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