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Robert Wexler: I commend the gentleman from Vermont [Mr. Sanders] for drawing attention to this human rights case. Mr. Choephel should…

On the recordJune 10, 1997
I commend the gentleman from Vermont [Mr. Sanders] for drawing attention to this human rights case. Mr. Choephel should be released immediately. That is the bottom line. I and others, I hope, will support the amendment.
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Robert Wexler
Florida

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Addressing a human rights case during a congressional debate.

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