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Adam Schiff: “We want American help. We remember America was with us when we became independent in the 1960s.”

On the recordMarch 2, 2011
We want American help. We remember America was with us when we became independent in the 1960s.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Schiff relays a Tunisian official's request for U.S. assistance.

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