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Ted Poe: As long as we are, you know, buying 150 billion--selling $150 billion worth of arms to the Saudis, they are not going to…

On the recordJuly 18, 2017
As long as we are, you know, buying 150 billion--selling $150 billion worth of arms to the Saudis, they are not going to pay a whole lot of attention to western criticism.
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Ted Poe
Republican · Texas

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Ted Poe discusses the impact of arms sales on Saudi Arabia's response to criticism.

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