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Top Economists Say Senator Menendez Spreading Fake News on Sanctions

Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.). Jan. 2019 (Photo: lev radin via shutterstock.com)

By Blaise Malley / Responsible Statecraft — A recent letter, signed by over 50 individuals, urges the lawmaker to cease utilizing his authority to uphold a harsh U.S. policy in Venezuela and Cuba.

A group of economists and experts in sanctions have written a letter urging Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) to refrain from promoting the inaccurate belief that economic sanctions have no connection to the economic and humanitarian crises faced by the countries that are subjected to those sanctions.

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