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Sara Jacobs: The Department of State has no higher priority than to safeguard the welfare of children who have been wrongfully…

On the recordMay 8, 2013
The Department of State has no higher priority than to safeguard the welfare of children who have been wrongfully abducted across international borders.
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Sara Jacobs
Democratic · California

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Jacobs states the State Department's commitment to protecting abducted children.

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