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Pramila Jayapal: “Among Iranians, the approval rate for a waiver is 1.3 percent, correct?”

On the recordSeptember 23, 2019
Among Iranians, the approval rate for a waiver is 1.3 percent, correct?
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Jayapal highlights the low waiver approval rate for Iranians under the Muslim ban.

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