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Mark Takano: “We owe it to them not to allow their families to be thrown out of their houses when they are putting their lives on the…”

On the recordJune 13, 2013
We owe it to them not to allow their families to be thrown out of their houses when they are putting their lives on the line in the name of freedom. I urge my colleagues to support our military families. Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield to the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee for the purpose of a colloquy.
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Mark Takano
Democratic · California
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Jun 13, 2013

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