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Shaheen, Jeanne - U.S. Senator, [D] New Hampshire
ABSENCE. THIS AFTERNOON THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE MEETS TODAY TO CONSIDER THE NOMINATION OF MICHAEL McFAUL TO BE THE U.S. AMBASSADOR TO...
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Lugar, Richard "Dick" G. - U.S. Senator, [R] Indiana
WELCOMING DR. MICHAEL McFAUL TO OUR COMMITTEE. THE UNITED STATES RELATIONSHIP WITH RUSSIA REMAINS AS YOU POINTED OUT CRITICAL TO MANY FOREIGN POLICY...
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Shaheen, Jeanne - U.S. Senator, [D] New Hampshire
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SENATOR LUGAR. DR. MICHAEL McFAUL CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE IF THE'S TOP WHITE HOUSE ADVISOR ON RUSSIAN POLICY AND SENIOR DIRECTOR...
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McFaul, Michael A. - Professor
CHAIR, RANKING MEMBER LUGAR, SENATOR DEMINT, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, IT IS A HONOR TO APPEAR BEFORE YOU TODAY THIS TIME AS PRESIDENT OBAMA'S...
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Shaheen, Jeanne - U.S. Senator, [D] New Hampshire
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO APPEAR HERE TODAY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WANT TO START WITH WHERE YOU ENDED AND THAT IS, WHAT DO WE DO TO ADDRESS...
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McFaul, Michael A. - Professor
ISSUE? >> AS I MENTIONED IN MY REMARKS, THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HAS DEVELOPED A STRATEGY, WE CALL IT A DUAL TRACK ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY. LET ME TELL...
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Lugar, Richard "Dick" G. - U.S. Senator, [R] Indiana
GOING TO TURN OVER TO SENATOR LUGAR. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH MADAME CHAIR. 15 YEARS AGO, SENATOR NUNN AND I CREATED THE OR HELPED CREATE THE INTERNATIONAL...
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McFaul, Michael A. - Professor
ACTION CAN WE TAKE? >> LET ME START, SENATOR LUGAR, FOR THINKING YOU FOR THE VISION YOU GIVEN TO THIS OF THE ISSUES THE LAST 20 YEARS. YOU MAY NOT REMEMBER...
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Shaheen, Jeanne - U.S. Senator, [D] New Hampshire
YOU. >> I WOULD LIKE TO PICK UP ON THE MISSILE DEFENSE QUESTION BECAUSE IT IS AN AREA AS I KNOW YOU REMEMBER THAT WAS A BIG POINT OF CONTENTION DURING...
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McFaul, Michael A. - Professor
IS REALISTIC? IF YOU COULD ADDRESS ALL OF THOSE. 64, SENATOR. LET'S FIRST START BY MINING EVERYONE THAT WE VERY -- KEPT OF ANY DISCUSSION OF MISSILE...
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Lugar, Richard "Dick" G. - U.S. Senator, [R] Indiana
THANK YOU. SENATOR LUGAR. >> I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO CONSIDER A COUPLE OF ISSUES SIDE BY SIDE. ONE IS THAT IN 2007 RUSSIA EXPANDED THE IMPLEMENTATION...
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McFaul, Michael A. - Professor
OF THE TREATY. >> THANK YOU, SENATOR. THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLEX ISSUES HERE THAT YOU HAVE MENTIONED. WITH RESPECT TO THE TREATY, WE INITIATED EARLIER...
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Menendez, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
McFAUL, AND ENTHUSED BY YOUR NOMINATION FOR THE POST NOT ONLY HAVE YOU BEEN A SCHOLAR OF THE REGION, BUT YOU ALSO LENT YOUR EXPERTISE AND TIME TO SEVERAL...
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McFaul, Michael A. - Professor
AND WHAT DO YOU THINK CAN BE DONE TO MOVE THEM TO A BETTER PLACE? >> THANK YOU, SENATOR, FOR THE QUESTION. I THINK IT IS FAIR TO SAY THAT IRAN IS RIGHT...
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Rubio, Marco - U.S. Senator, [R] Florida
NOMINATION. I AM -- I WANT TO TAKE OFF FROM THE POINT YOU TOUCHED ABOUT WHICH IS THE VETO RESOLUTION. I ALSO READ WHERE THEY SAID HOWEVER IT IS NOT...
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McFaul, Michael A. - Professor
SYRIA BEFORE THEY TAKE THE ATTITUDE TOWARDS WHAT IS HAPPENING? DO YOU HAVE ANY SENSE OF THAT? >> THANK YOU, SENATOR. I HAVE A SENSE FROM THE NEGOTIATIONS...
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Shaheen, Jeanne - U.S. Senator, [D] New Hampshire
AND AMERICAN COMPANIES AS WELL. >> THANK YOU. I HAVE TO OTHER AREAS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE BEFORE WE CLOSE TODAY. THE FIRST IS THE WTO ACCESSION,...
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McFaul, Michael A. - Professor
SUCCESSION BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IT IS A GOOD DEAL FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS IN OUR NATIONAL INTEREST IN PARTICULAR OUR ECONOMIC INTEREST AND...
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