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Mark Warner: “The American taxpayers, since 1992, have contributed $2.6 billion in the spirit of that friendship to help Russia…”

On the recordApril 27, 1998
The American taxpayers, since 1992, have contributed $2.6 billion in the spirit of that friendship to help Russia dismantle its weapons systems. And here this comes along and takes a red-hot poker and jams it right in their ribs.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Discussing U.S. financial support to Russia for dismantling weapons systems.

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