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On the recordJune 18, 2019
Iran also continues to unjustly imprison American citizens including Siamak Namazi and his father Baquer, who is, I would point out, 83 years old and in poor medical condition; Xiyue Wang whose health is deteriorating rapidly; and Bob Levinson, my constituent, who went missing in Iran in March 2007, and is now the longest-held American hostage.
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Ted Deutch
Democratic · Florida

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Deutch highlights the plight of American hostages in Iran.

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