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Richard Blumenthal: “We cannot, should not, must not turn a blind eye to this issue any longer, especially when human lives are at stake.”

On the recordJuly 14, 2015
We cannot, should not, must not turn a blind eye to this issue any longer, especially when human lives are at stake.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Stressing the urgency of addressing human rights violations in soccer.

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