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Marco Rubio: “This hearing of the subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights…”

On the recordJune 14, 2016
This hearing of the subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues will come to order.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Marco Rubio opens the hearing on barriers to girls' education.

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