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Unanimous Consent Request--H.R. 1677

Floor Speech

By: Rand Paul
By: Rand Paul
Date: Dec. 19, 2018
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Defense Foreign Affairs

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Mr. PAUL. Our troops are coming home. Thank you, Mr. President.

The Syrian civil war is largely over, but Syria is a mess and desperately needs reconstruction. These sanctions will delay--and possibly prevent--the reconstruction of Syria and the beginning of a healing time. Now is the time for diplomacy.

There are many actors--including Russia, Iran, Turkey, the United States, and others--but this is the time for diplomacy, not for new sanctions.

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