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Tim Kaine: “We felt that no congressional imprimatur was very unwise, and we pulled that back.”

On the recordNovember 13, 2017
We felt that no congressional imprimatur was very unwise, and we pulled that back.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine reflects on Congress's role in the Iran nuclear deal oversight.

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