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Ted Poe: “Jefferson argued that doing so would only encourage more attacks.”

On the recordNovember 16, 2015
Jefferson argued that doing so would only encourage more attacks.
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Ted Poe
Republican · Texas

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Poe highlights Jefferson's reasoning against paying ransom to terrorists.

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