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On the recordFebruary 11, 2015
It is important that our Government will continue to respond to this humanitarian crisis, but also that we will make the respect for human rights across the globe a priority and not just an afterthought.
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Republican · Florida

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Emphasizing the need for government action on humanitarian crises and human rights.

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