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Gerry Connolly: “Primarily, it was the release of funds that had been frozen pursuant to sanctions and I got news for my friend from…”

On the recordMay 7, 2018
Primarily, it was the release of funds that had been frozen pursuant to sanctions and I got news for my friend from California--you got to have carrots and sticks if you're going to have an agreement.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly defends the Iran nuclear agreement's financial aspects against criticism.

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