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On the recordFebruary 15, 2012
A blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, because of the blockade of the oil trade--would you see that that would have a negative impact not only on the global economy in terms of the projections of growth.
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

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Cornyn discusses the potential negative economic impact of a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.

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