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On the recordMarch 28, 2017
It is absolutely important at a minimum we have a markup in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee regarding a bipartisan bill that would sanction Russia for interfering in our election and trying to upend democracy throughout the world.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy emphasizes the need for bipartisan sanctions against Russia for election interference.

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