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Michael Burgess: “I would just--you know, I would love to see the argument how this waiver would benefit--seemingly, to me, it benefits…”

On the recordMay 18, 2021
I would just--you know, I would love to see the argument how this waiver would benefit--seemingly, to me, it benefits only Vladimir Putin.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess questions the rationale behind waiving sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

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