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Chris Murphy: “Just as an example, one of those tradeoffs is that the World Food Program in and around Syria is cutting off aid to…”

On the recordMarch 7, 2016
Just as an example, one of those tradeoffs is that the World Food Program in and around Syria is cutting off aid to refugee families that do not live in the actual refugee camps.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy highlights the impact of budget cuts on Syrian refugee aid.

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