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On the recordNovember 12, 2013
We have to not put our brakes on relative to sanctions, but accelerate, because only if there is internal pressure by the emerging youth that is better capable of challenging the regime and the deplorable state of the Iranian economy will the Iranians change at all.
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Mike McCaul
Republican · Texas

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McCaul advocates for increased sanctions to pressure the Iranian regime.

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