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Darrell Issa: I would like to see better human rights. But ask a Coptic Christian which they'd rather have--the last regime that my…

On the recordJuly 23, 2018
I would like to see better human rights. But ask a Coptic Christian which they'd rather have--the last regime that my previous President endorsed, or the regime today that's fighting ISIS and other enemies on all its borders while defending Israel's border.
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Darrell Issa
Republican · California

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Issa emphasizes the importance of security over human rights in Egypt.

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