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Ron Johnson: “Relaxing sanctions in Iran or North Korea [has not worked].”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Senator Johnson on Fox News Sunday Discussing US-Cuba Relations

Published | Video Starts at 04:04

Well, Senator Johnson, answer, if you will, Senator Cardinal's question, which is it hasn't worked. Why not try something different? Well, again, it hasn't worked. Relaxing sanctions in Iran or North Korea [has not worked]. But let's listen to the words of some of these political prisoners from Castro. It is discomforting that the council of Castro regime can grow as the first step will be more effective repression and a rise in the level of corruption. (04:04–04:07)

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Asserts that relaxing sanctions in Iran and North Korea has not been effective.

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