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Gerry Connolly: “We cannot minimize or ignore the consequences of no. We cannot pretend that the alternative isn't fraught with danger as…”

On the recordJuly 22, 2015
We cannot minimize or ignore the consequences of no. We cannot pretend that the alternative isn't fraught with danger as well.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly warns against underestimating the risks of rejecting the agreement.

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